Lok Sabha Question No. 662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Employment of Women in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.662 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN IN RAILWAYS

662. DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of women candidates who have been given employment in  the  Indian  Railways  especially  in  technical  category  in  the  last three years;
- (b)  whether  the  number  of  women  applying  for  jobs  in  technical category is very less compared to men and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  giving  any  preference  to  the  women candidates who are applying for Railways in technical category and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether the Government has taken any steps to improve the odd working  condition  prevalent  in  Railways  in  view  of  more  and  more women joining Railways in technical category;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the other steps being taken to increase the employment of women in   the Railways?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION    NO.  662  BY  DR.  HEENA  GAVIT,  SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE, SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE,  DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE AND DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.06.2019 REGARDING EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN IN RAILWAYS.

(a):  Around 3,650 women candidates have been given employment in the Indian Railways in technical categories in the last three years.

(b): In the past few years, against notifications issued for various technical posts, a total of 2,79,60,224 applications were received and out of these, 46,76,928 (16.73%) were from women. Wide publicity is given to Railway recruitment notifications and every candidate, irrespective of gender, etc. fulfilling eligibility criteria is free to apply.

(c):  Yes,  Sir.  Application  fee  collected  from  women  candidates  are refunded  to those who appear in the examination. Also, upper age limit in case  of  widows,  divorced  women  and  women  judicially  separated  from their husbands, who are not remarried, is relaxed up to the age of 35 years. In  addition,  for  Level-1  categories,  relaxed  qualifying  standards  for  the Physical Efficiency Test (PET) for women candidates are applied.

(d)&(e): Yes, Sir. Provisions of separate rest rooms, cloak rooms, changing rooms and crèches  have  been made to ensure safe working conditions for women employees.

(f): Wide publicity is given to Railway recruitment notifications to encourage women candidates to apply for Railway jobs. Facility of online application  form  ensures  that  women  are  able  to  apply  even  from  their home for Railway recruitment notifications.

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