Lok Sabha Question No. 2247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Category wise Recruitment
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Girish Chandra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2247 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2020

## CATEGORY WISE RECRUITMENT

†2247. SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total number of recruitments made by the Railway Recruitment Board, category-wise (Unreserved/OBC/EBC/SC/ST) during the last five years in Northern railway;
- (b) whether  there  is  zone-wise/UT-wise  criteria  for  the  recruitments  in the Indian Railways through Railway Recruitment Board; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the total number of persons recruited in Indian Railways from Uttar Pradesh during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2247  BY  SHRI  GIRISH  CHANDRA  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.03.2020 REGARDING CATEGORY WISE RECRUITMENT

(a): During the last five years i.e. 2015-16 to 2019-20 (upto 26.02.2020), a total  number  of  22,119  candidates  have  been  empanelled  for  various Group 'C' posts (including Level-1) by Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) /  Allahabad,  Chandigarh  and  Jammu-Srinagar for Northern Railway. The category-wise (Unreserved/OBC/EBC/SC/ST) and year-wise details are as under-

| Recruitment made by RRBs for Northern Railway   | Recruitment made by RRBs for Northern Railway   | Recruitment made by RRBs for Northern Railway   | Recruitment made by RRBs for Northern Railway   | Recruitment made by RRBs for Northern Railway   | Recruitment made by RRBs for Northern Railway   | Recruitment made by RRBs for Northern Railway   | Recruitment made by RRBs for Northern Railway   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                            | Unreserved                                      | OBC                                             | EBC#                                            | SC                                              | ST                                              | EWS                                             | Total                                           |
| 2015-2016                                       | 1580                                            | 994                                             | 0                                               | 537                                             | 278                                             | NA                                              | 3389                                            |
| 2016-2017                                       | 744                                             | 441                                             | 0                                               | 256                                             | 57                                              | NA                                              | 1498                                            |
| 2017-2018                                       | 850                                             | 338                                             | 0                                               | 191                                             | 168                                             | NA                                              | 1547                                            |
| 2018-2019                                       | 152                                             | 94                                              | 0                                               | 42                                              | 19                                              | NA                                              | 307                                             |
| 2019-2020 (upto 26.02.2020)                     | 7664                                            | 4237                                            | 0                                               | 2276                                            | 1171                                            | 30                                              | 15378*                                          |
| Total                                           | 10990                                           | 6104                                            | 0#                                              | 3302                                            | 1693                                            | 30                                              | 22119*                                          |

*including Level-1 posts

# Not maintained by Central Government

NA- Not Applicable

(b) and (c): No, Sir. Indian Railways is an organization having pan India character.  Candidates  are  free  to  apply  to  any  RRB  throughout  the country  in  response  to  the  advertisements.  A  total  number  of  23,118 candidates from Uttar Pradesh have been recruited by all RRBs on Indian Railways/Production Units during the last five years.

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