Lok Sabha Question No. 257 (STARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Lateral Induction in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 257 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## LATERAL INDUCTION IN RAILWAYS

*257.  SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  are  large  number  of  Candidates  (non-Gazetted empanelled for appointments in Railways for various zones, especially from 2016 to 2020;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, zone wise;
- (c) whether there is a provision of 10% and 40% quota for absorption against lateral induction at various work-shops/engineering establishments of Railways and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  procedure  of  the  lateral  induction,  especially  for  Group  D category against 10% and 40%?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (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  STARRED QUESTION NO. 257 BY SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.08.2022 REGARDING LATERAL INDUCTION IN RAILWAYS

- (a) & (b): Direct Recruitment Quota vacancies for various Group 'C' posts, Level 1 posts and Security related posts are filled by Indian Railways through Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and Zonal Railways. During 2016-2017 to 2019-2020, zone-wise details for candidates empanelled/ recruited by Indian Railways are as under:

| Name of RRB        |   Candidates empanelled/ recruited |
|--------------------|------------------------------------|
| Ahmedabad          |                               2829 |
| Ajmer              |                               5641 |
| Allahabad          |                              14745 |
| Bangalore          |                               5129 |
| Bhopal             |                               4787 |
| Bhubaneshwar       |                               3622 |
| Bilaspur           |                               3702 |
| Chandigarh         |                               6238 |
| Chennai            |                               5632 |
| Gorakhpur          |                               2503 |
| Guwahati           |                               2903 |
| Jammu              |                               1787 |
| Kolkata            |                               9661 |
| Malda              |                               2603 |
| Mumbai             |                              14756 |
| Muzaffarpur        |                               1303 |
| Patna              |                               4020 |
| Ranchi             |                               5994 |
| Secunderabad       |                              11359 |
| Siliguri           |                               1354 |
| Thiruvananthapuram |                                971 |
| Total              |                             111539 |

| Name of Zonal Railway (including Level 1 & RPF*/ RPSF**)   | Candidates empanelled/ recruited   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Central                                                    | 5371                               |
| East Central                                               | 5953                               |
| East Coast                                                 | 2025                               |
| Eastern                                                    | 12091                              |
| North Central                                              | 4460                               |
| North Eastern                                              | 3703                               |
| North Western                                              | 4396                               |
| Northeast Frontier                                         | 2512                               |
| Northern                                                   | 8202                               |
| South Central                                              | 6561                               |
| South East Central                                         | 1605                               |
| South Eastern                                              | 5504                               |
| South Western                                              | 5276                               |
| Southern                                                   | 5275                               |
| West Central                                               | 3283                               |
| Western                                                    | 6318                               |
| RPSF                                                       | 1113                               |
| TOTAL                                                      | 83648                              |
| *RPF- Railway Protection Force                             |                                    |

| Candidates Empanelled/ recruited through RRBs           |   111539 |
|---------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| Candidates Empanelled/ recruited through Zonal Railways |    83648 |
| Grand Total                                             |   195187 |

(c) & (d): Yes, Sir. Extant provision provides for induction/ transfer of Trackmen in Level-  1  (Grade  Pay ₹ 1800)  with  lower  age  limit  of  38  years  to Mechanical  Engineering  and  Transportation  (Power)  Department,  Traffic  & Commercial  Department  and  to  the  Works  side  of  Engineering  Department against 10% quota with 50% seniority. Similarly, Store Khalasis and Safaiwalas of all departments with upper age limit of 38 years are considered for transfer to Mechanical Workshop against 10% quota with 50% seniority.

These transfers should not exceed 10% of the annual intake of Gangmen nor 10% of annual intake  in  the  relevant  recruitment  categories  of  each  of  these departments  to  which  Gangmen  are  transferred.  Khalasis  of Stores  and Safaiwalas of all Departments will also be reckoned against same 10% annual quota of vacancies in workshops etc. as is open for absorption of Gangmen.

Applications  for  lateral  transfer  of  Trackmen  to  other  departments  should  be called  for  departments  wise  and  applicants  shortlisted  on  basis  of  seniority based on the length of service. Separate applications should be submitted for each such notification. The complete list of applicants should be displayed and also placed on the webpage of the division. For transfer to other departments, a Trackman/  Gangman  should  be  suitable  in  all  respects  including  possessing physical standards prescribed for recruitment to that Department/ Workshop.

Rules further provide that 40% of the vacancies in Pay Level- 1 (erstwhile Group 'D')  in  Mechanical  Workshops  should  be  filed  form  amongst  volunteers  from other departments who may like to come over to the workshop cadre on bottom seniority  with  upper  age  limit  of  33  years  (relaxation  of  5  years  to  SC/  ST employees).

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