Lok Sabha Question No. 94 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Hiring of Temporary Staff
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.94

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## HIRING OF TEMPORARY STAFF

## 94.  SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  hiring  temporary  staff  apart  from  the recruitment of permanent staff to work under the Railways;
- (b)  if  so,  the  total  number  of  temporary/permanent  staff  employed under each zonal railways;
- (c)  the  gender-wise data on the temporary/permanent staff employed under each zonal railways;
- (d) the details of the salary structure, leave policy and other benefits being paid to temporary staff employed in the Railways; and
- (e) the number of temporary staff who has served for more than three years, including extension and renewal of contract?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b) & (c) No temporary staff has been employed in Railways. However, zone-wise  and  gender-wise  details  of  number  of  permanent  staff employed in railways are appended.
- (d) & (e) Do not arise.

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APPENDIX REFERRED  TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.94  BY  SHRI  KUMBAKUDI  SUDHAKARAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.12.2022 REGARDING HIRING OF TEMPORARY STAFF

|   S.No. | Zonal Railway              | Number of permanent employees   | Number of permanent employees   | Number of permanent employees   |
|---------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|       1 | Central Railway            | Male 88416                      | Female 8968                     | Total 97384                     |
|       2 | Eastern Railway            | 94428                           | 9233                            | 103661                          |
|       3 | East Central Railway       | 78911                           | 3807                            | 82718                           |
|       4 | East Coast Railway         | 44590                           | 3305                            | 47895                           |
|       5 | Northern Railway           | 125367                          | 8711                            | 134078                          |
|       6 | North Central Railway      | 63891                           | 3518                            | 67409                           |
|       7 | North Eastern Railway      | 46256                           | 2318                            | 48574                           |
|       8 | Northeast Frontier Railway | 54587                           | 6007                            | 60594                           |
|       9 | North Western Railway      | 43786                           | 2766                            | 46552                           |
|      10 | Southern Railway           | 69118                           | 12670                           | 81788                           |
|      11 | South Central Railway      | 71930                           | 7772                            | 79702                           |
|      12 | South Eastern Railway      | 73162                           | 7728                            | 80890                           |
|      13 | South East Central Railway | 43099                           | 3389                            | 46488                           |
|      14 | South Western Railway      | 32849                           | 3686                            | 36535                           |
|      15 | Western Railway            | 84557                           | 6519                            | 91076                           |
|      16 | West Central Railway       | 51437                           | 3385                            | 54822                           |
|      17 | Metro Railway              | 3724                            | 395                             | 4119                            |

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