Lok Sabha Question No. 3648 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Filling up of Vacancies
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Sarmistha Sethi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3648 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## FILLING UP OF VACANCIES

## 3648. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT: SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Railways is running with a considerable shortage in staff strength due to vacant positions when it has a huge task to expand with financial outlay in 2023 jumping to Rs. 2.4 lakh crore;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  including  the  Group-wise  vacant positions as on 31 December, 2022;
- (c) the special measures that Railways proposes to take to fill up the  vacancies  immediately  after  they  fall  vacant  considering the large-scale unemployment in the country;
- (d) whether  Railways  has  any  proposal  to  introduce  a  special drive to fill the existing vacancies; and
- (e) if so, the details in this regard?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3648    BY  SHRI  RAJENDRA  DHEDYA GAVIT AND SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 22.03.2023 REGARDING FILLING UP OF VACANCIES

(a) & (b) : The  details  of  the  vacancies  on  Indian  Railways  as  on 31.12.2022 are as under:

|   Group 'A' |   Group 'B' |   Group 'C' (including Level-1) |   Total |
|-------------|-------------|---------------------------------|---------|
|        2015 |         870 |                          312039 |  314924 |

(c) to (e) :  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. Direct recruitment to Group 'A' Junior Scale posts of Assistant Divisional Medical Officer (ADMO) in Indian Railway Health Service (IRHS) is through Combined Medical Services Examination (CMSE) conducted annually by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Direct Recruitment of Junior Scale Officers of Group 'A' services viz. Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) and Indian Railway Protection Force  Service  (IRPFS)  under  Ministry  of  Railways  is  through  Civil Services Examination (CSE) conducted by UPSC.

Further, 35281 vacancies were notified vide Centralized Employment Notification (CEN) No. 01/2019- Non Technical Popular Categories  (NTPC).  Recruitment  process  has  been  completed  and panels are being furnished to the indenting Railways.

A  total  61,524  candidates  have  been  empanelled  against  63,202 Level-1  (erstwhile  Group-D)  vacancies  notified  vide  Centralized Notification No. 02/2018.

A  total  of  1,03,769  vacancies  have  been  notified  for  level-1  posts (erstwhile  Group-D)  vide  Centralized  Employment  Notification  CEN RRC-01/2019, for which Computer Based Test and Physical Efficiency Test have been completed and the remaining recruitment process is near completion.

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