Lok Sabha Question No. 890 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Death due to Platform Gap
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 890 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## DEATH DUE TO PLATFORM GAP

890.  SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government can provide the number of deaths that take  place  every  year  due  to  passengers  getting  stuck  and subsequently killed between the railway platforms and the train coaches;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for not providing data;
- (c) the reasons for not formulating a manual which railway officials can follow in such situations;
- (d) whether the Government imparts any training to railway officials to deal with such situations; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  890  BY  SHRI  B.  VINOD  KUMAR  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 20.12.2017 REGARDING DEATH DUE TO PLATFROM GAP

(a):  Yes, Madam.

(b):   During the last three years, 1172 passengers died due to getting stuck between  railway platforms and train coaches  over Indian Railways.

(c): Provisions are available in Accident Manuals of Zonal Railways for Railway employees to be followed whenever passengers get injured or died  in  unusual  occurrence  in  trains  or  Railway  premises  over  Indian Railways.

(d) and (e): Yes, Madam.  Railways impart structured training at regular basis  to  its  employees.  Disaster  Management  training  modules  are  in place for providing training to Railway employees.

All safety category staff are required to undergo structured training as per  prescribed  periodicity  at  various  stages  of  their  career.  They undergo  mandatory  Initial,  Promotional,  Refresher  and  Specialized training  programmes.  Detailed  modules  with  periodicity  and  course content  taking  into  account  technological  changes  and  operational requirement are available in  all  the  courses.  Due  emphasis  is  laid  on practical  training  which  helps  in  assimilating  technology  transferred and skill upgradation.

There are 7 Central Training Centres and 301 recognized Training Centres on Indian Railways, (62 'Main Training Centres' and 239 under 'Other Training Centres'). About 3 lakh employees are trained annually on  Indian  Railways  which  roughly  works  out  to  24%  of  total  staff strength.

Safety category staff are also given training in Disaster Management  with  the  emphasis  on  Relief,  Rescue  and  Rehabilitation (three 'R's), Threat Perception & Emergency Response, Course on Fire Fighting & use of fire extinguishers and first aid.

The  Railways  are  in  the  continuous  process  of  modifying  and refreshing the training of Railway staff to update their knowledge and skill.  A comprehensive training need analysis of all categories of staff is  being  done  through  series  of  meetings.    Based  on  the  analysis, training modules  are  revised  to  suit the training  requirement  of individual  staff  besides  changes  in  technology,  work  practices  and objectives  of  the  job.  All  safety  category  railway  employees  undergo refresher training once in 3/5 years.  Maximum emphasis has been given for  training  of  safety  category  staff  viz.  Assistant  loco  Pilots,  Loco Pilots, Gangman, Permanent Way staff & Supervisors, Junior Engineer/Senior Section Engineer (Signal), Junior Engineer/Senior Section Engineer (Mechanical), Junior Engineer (Electrical), etc.

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