Lok Sabha Question No. 2880 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Women Engine Drivers in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Deepak (Dev) Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2880 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## WOMEN ENGINE DRIVERS IN RAILWAYS

2880. SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV):

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Railways  has  recruited  women  for  the  post  of railway engine drivers; and

(b) if so, the State-wise details thereof?

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

(a): Yes, Sir.  In the year, 2019-2020 (upto 29.02.2020), a total number of 1,280 women candidates have been empanelled for Assistant  Loco  Pilot  (ALP)  by  Railway  Recruitment  Boards (RRBs) against Centralized Employment Notification (CEN) No. 01/2018.

(b):The State-wise details are appended.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2880  BY  SHRI  ADHIKARI  DEEPAK  (DEV)  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  11.03.2020  REGARDING  WOMEN ENGINE DRIVERS IN RAILWAYS (b) The State- wise details are as under:

| S. No.   | Name of State     | Number of Women Candidates Empanelled for ALP during 2019-2020 (upto 29.02.2020)   |   Number of Women Candidates Empanelled for ALP during 2019-2020 (upto 29.02.2020) |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                                                    |                                                                                131 |
| 2        | Assam             |                                                                                    |                                                                                  4 |
| 3        | Bihar             |                                                                                    |                                                                                122 |
| 4        | Chandigarh        |                                                                                    |                                                                                  2 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                                                                                    |                                                                                 41 |
| 6        | Delhi             |                                                                                    |                                                                                 20 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |                                                                                    |                                                                                  5 |
| 8        | Haryana           |                                                                                    |                                                                                 26 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                                                    |                                                                                  2 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir |                                                                                    |                                                                                  1 |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |                                                                                    |                                                                                 70 |
| 12       | Karnataka         |                                                                                    |                                                                                 12 |
| 13       | Kerala            |                                                                                    |                                                                                145 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                                                    |                                                                                 53 |
| 15       | Maharashtra       |                                                                                    |                                                                                117 |
| 16       | Odisha            |                                                                                    |                                                                                 37 |
| 17       | Puducherry        |                                                                                    |                                                                                  2 |
| 18       | Punjab            |                                                                                    |                                                                                  7 |
| 19       | Rajasthan         |                                                                                    |                                                                                 71 |
| 20       | Tamil Nadu        |                                                                                    |                                                                                 43 |
| 21       | Telangana         |                                                                                    |                                                                                 33 |
| 22       | Tripura           |                                                                                    |                                                                                  2 |
| 23       | Uttarakhand       |                                                                                    |                                                                                  8 |
| 24       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                                                    |                                                                                216 |
| 25       | West Bengal       |                                                                                    |                                                                                110 |
| Total    | Total             | 1280                                                                               |                                                                               1280 |

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