Lok Sabha Question No. 274 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Vacancies in various Zonal Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Raja A

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.274 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2024

## VACANCIES IN VARIOUS ZONAL RAILWAYS

## 274. SHRI RAJA A:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any review has been made by the Government to fill the reserved posts in Railways lying vacant for a long time;
- (b) whether the Government has issued directions to various Zonal Railways and its undertakings to fill all the reserved posts in a time-bound manner;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  number  of  vacancies  in  the  various  categories  of  posts reserved for OBCs, SCs, STs and PwDs (Persons with Disabilities) in the various Zonal Railways and in Railway Board and its undertakings in the last three years; and
- (e) the efforts made by the Government to fill all the vacancies in a time bound manner?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING 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.274 BY SHRI RAJA A TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2024 REGARDING VACANCIES IN VARIOUS ZONAL RAILWAYS

(a) to (d): Every efforts are made to fill up the reserved vacancies by the candidates belonging to earmarked category along with the other candidates. Shortfall/Backlog of vacancies of SCs, STs, OBCs and PwBDs remained unfilled, if any are taken care of and carried forward for filling up through subsequent recruitment cycle.

The number of SCs, STs, OBCs  and PwBDs  candidates empanelled/recruited in Indian Railways during the last three years is mentioned below:

| Group                | Year                                        | Category                                    | Category                                    | Category                                    | Category                                    |
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|                      |                                             | SC                                          | ST                                          | OBC                                         | PwBD                                        |
|                      | 2021                                        | 44                                          | 28                                          | 44                                          | 6                                           |
| A                    | 2022                                        | 55                                          | 23                                          | 86                                          | 12                                          |
|                      | 2023                                        | 15                                          | 10                                          | 56                                          | 1                                           |
| B                    | There is no direct recruitment in Group 'B' | There is no direct recruitment in Group 'B' | There is no direct recruitment in Group 'B' | There is no direct recruitment in Group 'B' | There is no direct recruitment in Group 'B' |
| C                    | 2021-2022                                   | 625                                         | 356                                         | 1231                                        | 28#                                         |
| (including erstwhile | 2022-2023                                   | 12170                                       | 6123                                        | 22174                                       | 58#                                         |
| Group 'D')           | 2023-2024                                   | 10939                                       | 5687                                        | 18685                                       | 376#                                        |

#In addition, '1852' PwBD candidates have been empanelled for level 1 posts from 2021-2022 to 2023-2024.

(e): Four  Centralized  Employment  Notifications  (CENs)  for  32,603 vacancies (4708-SCs, 2649-STs, 7979-OBCs and 11 PwBDs vacancies)  have  been  notified  for  recruitment  to  various  Group  'C' posts during January to March 2024.

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