Lok Sabha Question No. 231 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Recruitment through Outsourcing
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 231 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## RECRUITMENT THROUGH OUTSOURCING

†*231. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR: SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Government proposes to retrench employees working in the Railways and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b)  whether  this  retrenchment  is  limited  to  only  Group-D  and  Group-C employees or it applies to the Group-A and Group-B employees also;
- (c)    the  total  number  of  employees  working  in  the  Railways  as  on  date, Group-wise along with the number of employees belonging to OBC, SC, ST and General category;
- (d) the Group-wise number of posts vacant in the Railways at present and the  number  of  posts  likely  to  be  filled  by  the  year  2020,  group  and category-wise; and
- (e) whether employees have also been recruited/appointed through outsourcing in Railways and if so, the details thereof along with  the total number of employees recruited/appointed through outsourcing as on date including the last date of their contract, Group-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 231 BY SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR AND SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.12.2019 REGARDING RECRUITMENT THROUGH OUTSOURCING

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c)  &  (d)The  Manpower  position  on  Railways  (as  on  1.04.2019)  is  as under:

| Group    | Sanctioned   | No. of    | Vacancy   | SC/ST/OBC ( On Roll )   | SC/ST/OBC ( On Roll )   | SC/ST/OBC ( On Roll )   |
|----------|--------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|          | Strength     | employees |           | OBC                     | SC                      | ST                      |
| Gazetted | 17,938       | 15,317    | 2,621     | 1,767                   | 2,608                   | 1,196                   |
| Non      | 15,06,189    | 12,02,583 | 3,03,606  | 2,61,661                | 2,04707                 | 95,836                  |
| Gazetted |              |           |           |                         |                         |                         |
| Total    | 15,24,127    | 12,17,900 | 3,06,227  | 2,63,428                | 2,07,315                | 97,032                  |

Action for filling vacancies:

Seven (7) Employment Notifications for 2,83,674 vacancies to be filled from open market were issued in 2018 and 2019 out of which three were in 2018 (Group-C: 77,909 & Level 1: 63,202) and four in 2019 (Group-C: 38,794 & Level 1: 1,03,769).

Examination process on the three Centralized Employment notifications of  2018,  has  been  completed.  Panels  for  74,507  posts  have  been declared so far, out of which 21,222 are Group 'C' and 53,285 for Level 1 vacancies. Balance panels will be declared by January 2020. Examination process of one Centralized Employment Notification issued in 2019 for certain Group 'C' posts has been completed and panel given for 1519 posts.

Further,  for  remaining  36,871  vacancies  in  Group  'C',  recruitment  is under process and Panels for these are likely to be supplied by the year 2020. For 1,03,769 for Level -1 vacancies notified in 2019, around 1.15

Crores applications have been received.

(e)  No,  Sir.  Railway  does  not  appoint  or  recruit  employees  through outsourcing  mode.    Employees  are  recruited  by  Railway  Recruitment Boards etc. In view of exigencies of services requiring specialized work, there are certain activities where Railways directly engage persons on contract basis, such as, Contract Medical Practitioners, Teachers, paramedical staff etc. To meet the shortage of doctors on Indian Railways, Contract Medical Practitioners (CMPs) are engaged  against clear vacancies as a stop-gap arrangement till regularly selected candidates join through UPSC.

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