Lok Sabha Question No. 5207 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-02
Subject: Vacancy in Safety Category
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Anand Bhadauria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5207

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2025

VACANCY IN SAFETY CATEGORY

5207. SHRI ANAND BHADAURIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  vacancies  in  Railways  in  safety  category  as  on date, zone-wise;
- (b) the details of vacancies in safety category in Railways filled up during the last three years, year-wise and zone-wise; and
- (c) whether the Government has plan to fill up all the vacancies in safety category during 2025-26, if so, the details thereof and if not,
- the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (c):  Occurrence  and  filling  up  of  vacancies  are  continuous processes on Indian Railways considering its size, spatial distribution and  criticality of operation. Adequate  and suitable manpower is provided to cater to the regular operations, changes in technology, mechanisations and innovative practices. The vacancies  are  filled up primarily  by  placement  of  indents  by Railways with Recruitment agencies as per operational and technological requirements.

After  easing  of  restrictions  imposed  on  account  of  COVID  19,  two major examinations involving more than 2.37 crore candidates have been conducted successfully.

| Exam    | Candidates   |   Cities |   Centres |   Days |   Shifts |
|---------|--------------|----------|-----------|--------|----------|
| L2 - L6 | 1.26 cr      |      211 |       726 |     68 |      133 |
| L1      | 1.1 cr       |      191 |       551 |     33 |       99 |

Based on these exams, 1,30,581 candidates have been recruited in Railways. Majority of the recruitments are in safety categories.

Recruitment done in Indian Railways during 2004-2005 to 2013-2014 vis-à-vis during 2014-2015 to 2023-2024 is given as under: -

| Period                 | Recruitments   |
|------------------------|----------------|
| 2004-2005 to 2013-2014 | 4.11 lakhs     |
| 2014-2015 to 2023-2024 | 5.02 lakhs     |

Further,  as  a  system  improvement,  the  Ministry  of  Railways  has introduced  a  system  of  publishing  annual  calendar  from  2024  for recruitment to various categories of Group 'C' posts. The introduction  of  annual  calendar  will  benefit  the  aspirants  in  the following manner:

-        More opportunities for candidates;
-        Opportunities to those becoming eligible every year;
-        Certainty of exams;
-        Faster Recruitment process, Training and Appointments

Accordingly,  ten  Centralized  Employment  Notifications  (CENs)  for 92,116  vacancies have been notified during January to December 2024  for  filling  up  of  posts  of  Assistant  Loco  Pilots,  Technicians, Sub-Inspectors, Constables  in Railway  Protection Force (RPF), Junior Engineers (JEs)/ Depot Material Superintendent (DMS)/ Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA), Paramedical Categories, Non-Technical Popular Categories (Graduate), Non-Technical Popular Categories (Under-Graduate), Ministerial & Isolated Categories and Level-1 posts. Majority of the vacancies notified are in safety categories.

First  stage  Computer  Based  Tests  for  45,708  posts has  been completed  in  two phases  from  25.11.2024  to  30.12.2024  and 02.03.2025 to 18.03.2025. Details are as under: -

| Exam                                              | Candidates   |   Cities |   Centres |   Days |   Shifts |
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------|-----------|--------|----------|
| ALP CEN No. 01/2024 (18,799 vacancies)            | 18,40,347    |      156 |       346 |      5 |       15 |
| Technician CEN No. 02/2024 (14,298 vacancies)     | 26,99,892    |      139 |       312 |      9 |       27 |
| JE/DMS/CMA CEN No. 03/2024 (7,951 vacancies)      | 11,01,266    |      146 |       323 |      3 |        9 |
| RPF (SI) CEN No. 01/2024 (452 vacancies)          | 15,35,635    |      143 |       306 |      5 |       15 |
| RPF (Constable) CEN No. 02/2024 (4,208 vacancies) | 45,30,288    |      149 |       354 |     12 |       36 |

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