Lok Sabha Question No. 28 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: Vacant Posts in Railway Police
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 28 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2021

## VACANT POSTS IN RAILWAY POLICE

- *28.   DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of sanctioned strength of Railway Police in Telangana;
- (b)  the  percentage  of  the  above  posts  which  are  presently  lying vacant;
- (c)  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  time  since  when  these  posts  have been lying vacant and by when the Railways proposes to fill up these vacancies; and
- (d)  the details of advertisements issued during the last three years to fill  up  these  vacancies and the number of vacancies filled up during the last three years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO. 28 BY DR. G. RANJITH REDDY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.02.2021 REGARDING VACANT POSTS IN RAILWAY POLICE

(a)  and  (b):    Sanctioned  strength  and  in-position  of  Government  Railway Police (GRP) of Telangana is as under:-

| Sanctioned strength                   | Actual          |   Vacancies |
|---------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------|
| (Sanctioned by Ministry Railways) 638 | of Strength 412 |         226 |

At  present  226  posts  out  of  638  sanctioned  strength  are  lying  vacant  in different  ranks  in  GRP  Telangana.  As  such  about  35%  of  sanctioned strength is presently lying vacant.

- (c):    Policing  on  Railways  being  a  State  subject,  prevention  of  crime, registration of cases, their investigation and maintenance of law and order in  Railways  premises  as  well  as  on  running  trains  are  the  statutory responsibility  of  the  State  Government,  which  they  discharge  through Government Railway Police (GRP)/District Police. Railway Protection Force (RPF)  supplements  the  efforts  of  GRP  to  provide  better  protection  and security  of  passenger  area  and  passengers  and  for  matters  connected therewith. Government Railway Police (GRP) is the wing of State Government concerned which functions under the administrative control of State Government. The responsibility of filling up the GRP vacancies rests with  the  concerned  State  Government.    In  the  instant  case,  it  is  the responsibility  of  Telangana  Government.  There  is  no  role  of  railways  in filling up the vacancies of GRP.

(d):   As per information received from Telangana Government, no separate recruitment is done for Government Railway Police in  Telangana. All the posts  except  ministerial  staff  have  to  be  filled  from  the  strength  of Districts/Commissionerates  of  Telangana  state  on  tenure  basis.  Unit officers  obtain  the  willingness  of  the  Police  Personnel  from  the  rank  of Police  Constables  (PCs)  to  Inspectors  and  depute  them  to  Railways  on priority  as  per  the  apportionment.  Superintendent  of  Police  (SP)  of  GRP remains in constant touch with SPs of districts/Commissioners of Police of Commissionarates for filling up vacancies in GRP.

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