Lok Sabha Question No. 4296 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Employment Generation in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SHARAD BANSODE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4296 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## EMPLOYMENT GENERATION IN RAILWAYS

4296.  ADV. SHARADKUMAR MARUTI BANSODE :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of  employment generated by Railway in technical and non-technical grades during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the details of existing vacancies in Railways;
- (c)    whether Railways has abolished certain posts/vacancies; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  efforts  being  made  by  the Government for filling up the vacant posts ?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (d):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4296  BY  ADV.  SHARADKUMAR  MARUTI BANSODE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 21.03.2018 REGARDING EMPLOYMENT GENERATION IN RAILWAYS

(a) The details of the employment given by Railways in technical and non technical grades during the last three years and the current year is as under -

(i) In Group 'C' categories :-

| Year                     | Candidates empanelled for   | Candidates empanelled for   | Total Candidates Empanelled   |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                          | Technical posts             | Non-technical posts         |                               |
| 2014-15                  | 6006                        | 9185                        | 15191                         |
| 2015-16                  | 22529                       | 5466                        | 27995                         |
| 2016-17                  | 17354                       | 2233                        | 19587                         |
| 2017-18(upto 31.12.2017) | 2223                        | 14604                       | 16827                         |
| Total                    | 48112                       | 31488                       | 79600                         |

(ii)  Candidates empanelled by RRCs in last three years in Level-1 of 7 th  CPC Pay Matrix (18000-56900) :-

| Year    |   Candidates empanelled in Level-1 |
|---------|------------------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                              31995 |
| 2015-16 |                              51808 |
| 2016-17 |                               6731 |
| Total   |                              90534 |

(b)  In  Zonal  Railways  in  non-gazetted  cadre  there  are  2,40,533 (provisional) vacancies as on 01.11.2017.

(c) and (d)  Yes, Madam. In the years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 (till  date)  Zonal  Railways  have  surrendered  48,767  posts  and  also created 31,290 new posts to meet the requirement of new assets/new services. Filling up of vacancies is a continuous process through various modes of intake. The policy of the Railway administration  is  to  fill  up  the  vacancies  as  per  the  laid  down procedure through Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and Railway Recruitment  Cells  (RRCs).  There  is  always  a  time-lag  between occurrence  of  vacancies  and  processing  the  same  for  filling  up, which  involves notification of vacancies, holding examinations, finalizing of select panels and issue of appointment letters. However, manpower planning requires continuous review of sanctioned  strength  in  view  of  ever  changing  technology,  working systems and creation of new assets and introduction of new trains. Recently,  Railway  Recruitment  Boards  (RRBs)  have  published  two fresh notifications viz. Centralized employment Notification (CEN) No. 01/2018 on 03.02.2018, for recruitment for 26,502 vacancies of Asst. Loco Pilots (ALPs) & Technicians, and CEN No. 02/2018 on 10.02.2018, for recruitment for 62,907 vacancies of Level-1 (erstwhile Group  'D')  staff.    The  closing  dates  of  online  applications  for  both these CENs are 31.03.2018.

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