Lok Sabha Question No. 2736 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: Recruitment of Non-gazetted Employees in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Sachithanantham R

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2736

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2024

## RECRUITMENT OF NON-GAZETTED EMPLOYEES IN RAILWAYS

## 2736. SHRI SACHITHANANTHAM R:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railway has taken enough measures for recruitment of Non-gazetted employees for the safe journey of rail passengers and generation of employments for youth;
- (b)
- if so, the details of the steps taken in this regard; and
- (c)
- 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  is  a  continuous process 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,  130581  candidates  have  been  recruited  in Railways.

The  RRB  examinations  are  quite  technical  in  nature  entailing  large scale  mobilization  of  men  and  resources  and  training  of  manpower. Railway  overcame  all  these  challenges  and  successfully  conducted the  recruitment  in  a  transparent  manner  following  all  laid  down guidelines. No instance of paper leakage or similar malpractice has occurred during the entire process.

Recruitment  done  in  Indian  Railways  during  2004-2014  vis-à-vis during 2014-2024 is given as under:-

| Period    | Recruitments   |
|-----------|----------------|
| 2004-2014 | 4.11 lakh      |
| 2014-2024 | 5.02 lakh      |

Further,  as  system  improvement,  the  Ministry  of  Railways  has introduced  a  system  of  publishing  annual  calendar  from  2024  for recruitment to various categories of Group 'C' post. 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, eight  Centralized Employment Notifications (CENs) for 58642 vacancies have been notified during January to October 2024 for  filling  up  of  posts  of  Assistant  Loco  Pilots,  Technicians,  SubInspectors,  Constables  in  Railway  Protection  Force  (RPF),  Junior Engineers  (JEs)/  Depot  Material  Superintendent  (DMS)/  Chemical  & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA), Paramedical Categories, NonTechnical Popular Categories (Graduate) and Non-Technical Popular Categories (Under-Graduate). Computer Based Test has commenced from 25.11.2024 onwards.

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