Lok Sabha Question No. 2311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Vacancies in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2311

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## VACANCIES IN RAILWAYS

## 2311.   SHRI PRATAP SIMHA: KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  are  large  number  of  vacancies  of  non-gazetted staff in the Railways;
- (b)  if so, the details of breakup of these vacancies during the last three years, category-wise and zone-wise;
- (c)  the time by which the process of filling up of the vacant posts will be completed;
- (d)  the  number  of  vacancies  of  SCs/STs  and  OBCs  against  the sanctioned strength in the Railways in all Groups of services as on 31/12/2017;
- (e)  the  backlog/shortfall  vacancies  of  SCs/STs  and  OBCs  in  nongazetted category in direct recruitment as on 31/12/2017; and
- (f) the details of the number of Group C and D employees retired on superannuation  from  Railways  and  the  number  of  newly  recruited employees during the last three years?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2311  BY  SHRI  PRATAP  SIMHA  AND KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.12.2018 REGARDING VACANCIES IN RAILWAYS

(a)  &  (b):  The  vacancies  of  non  gazetted  staff  against  sanctioned strength  on  Zonal  Railways  as  on  01.04.2018  were  2,50,410.  The breakup of these vacancies in the year 2016, 2017 & 2018 are as under:-

| Zonal Railways     | Number of Vacancies (As on)   | Number of Vacancies (As on)   | Number of Vacancies (As on)   |
|--------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                    | 01.04.2016                    | 01.04.2017                    | 01.04.2018                    |
| Central            | 21578                         | 19485                         | 21359                         |
| East Coast         | 6997                          | 6814                          | 8731                          |
| East Central       | 16682                         | 16876                         | 18465                         |
| Eastern            | 22066                         | 19707                         | 19558                         |
| Metro              | 801                           | 875                           | 798                           |
| North Central      | 13569                         | 15692                         | 16840                         |
| North Eastern      | 11144                         | 12511                         | 13003                         |
| Northeast Frontier | 10217                         | 10885                         | 16278                         |
| Northern           | 25395                         | 27396                         | 31222                         |
| North Western      | 11475                         | 13390                         | 14402                         |
| South Central      | 12814                         | 14752                         | 16218                         |
| South East Central | 6478                          | 5973                          | 7477                          |
| South Eastern      | 16235                         | 13047                         | 14279                         |
| Southern           | 10233                         | 10704                         | 15700                         |
| South Western      | 5047                          | 5145                          | 5923                          |
| West Central       | 11434                         | 10531                         | 11105                         |
| Western            | 15204                         | 16354                         | 19052                         |
| Total              | 217369                        | 220137                        | 250410                        |

(c): Occurrence and filling up of vacancies is a continuous process and  vacancies  are  filled  by  timely  placement  of  indents  with recruitment agencies as per operational requirements.

Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) regularly provide panels of successful  candidates  to  Railway  /  Production  Units  concerned. Between  2014-15  and  upto  2017-18,  a  total  of  81,873  candidates were empanelled for various Group 'C' posts (under DR- Quota) on Indian  Railways  through  RRBs.  At  present,  six  recruitments  for 1,38,061 vacancies are under process.

(d):  The number of vacancies of SCs/STs and OBCs in all Group of services as on 01.04.2018 in Railways are as under:

| SC: 35,493   | ST: 22,896   | OBC: 33,613   |
|--------------|--------------|---------------|

(e):  The  backlog/shortfall  vacancies  of  SCs/STs  and  OBCs  in  nonGazetted  category  in  direct  recruitment  as  on  01.04.2018  are  as under:

| SC: 4,160   | ST: 3,827   | OBC: 6,368   |
|-------------|-------------|--------------|

## (f): Year wise number of employees retired during the years 2014-15 to 2016-17 is as under:

| Year    | No. of employees retired   |
|---------|----------------------------|
| 2014-15 | 59,960                     |
| 2015-16 | 53,654                     |
| 2016-17 | 58,673                     |

Year wise number of candidates empanelled during the years 201415 to 2016-17 is as under-

| Year    | Candidates Empanelled   |
|---------|-------------------------|
| 2014-15 | 15,191                  |
| 2015-16 | 27,995                  |
| 2016-17 | 19,587                  |

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