Lok Sabha Question No. 669 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-16
Subject: Decrease in New Recruitments
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 669 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.09.2020

## DECREASE IN NEW RECRUITMENTS

†669.  SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  there  has  been  any  decrease  in  new  recruitments  in comparison  to  retirement  along  with  the  names  of  the  post  where recruitments have been decreasing continuously;

(b) the group-wise details of Group D,C and other employees who have retired during the last five years;

(c) the  group-wise  details  of  employees  appointed  to  various  posts during the said period; and

(d) the  number  sanctioned  posts  lying  vacant  at  present  and  the reasons therefor?

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

(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. 669 BY SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  16.09.2020  REGARDING  DECREASE  IN NEW RECRUITMENTS

(a) to (c) Occurrence and filling up of vacancies is a continuous process and  the  same  is  filled  by  placement  of  indents  by  Railways  with recruitment agencies  as per operational requirements. During this process,  vacancies  may  arise  and  these  are  filled  subsequently.  From 2014-2015  to  2018-2019,  total  number  of  2,74,075  Group  'C'  (including Level-1)  employees  have  retired  and  1,84,262  candidates  have  been empanelled  for  various  Group  'C'  posts  (including  Level-1).  The  Groupwise  (Group  'C'  &  Level-1)  and  year-wise  details  for  retirement  and empanelment are as under-

|            | Employees Retired   | Employees Retired              | Employees Retired   | Empanelled candidates   | Empanelled candidates          | Empanelled candidates   |
|------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Year       | Group 'C'           | Level -1 (Erstwhile Group 'D') | Total               | Group 'C'               | Level -1 (Erstwhile Group 'D') | Total                   |
| 2014- 2015 | 54771               | 4393                           | 59164               | 15191                   | 31995                          | 47186                   |
| 2015- 2016 | 50205               | 2637                           | 52842               | 27995                   | 51808                          | 79803                   |
| 2016- 2017 | 52282               | 5923                           | 58205               | 19587                   | 6731                           | 26318                   |
| 2017- 2018 | 48315               | 3715                           | 52030               | 19100                   | 5362                           | 24462                   |
| 2018- 2019 | 50340               | 1494                           | 51834               | 1727                    | 4766                           | 6493                    |
| Total      | 255913              | 18162                          | 274075              | 83600                   | 100662                         | 184262                  |

03  Centralized  Employment  Notifications  (CENs)  for  a  total  of  1,40,640 vacancies of various Group 'C' posts (including Level-1) have been issued in  2019.  Indian  Railways  is  going  to  start  computer  Based  Test  for notified vacancies from 15 th  December 2020.

- (d)  The number of sanctioned posts (Group 'C' and level 1) lying vacant as on 01.04.2020 (Provisional) is 2,90,965.

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