Lok Sabha Question No. 3748 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Rahul Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3748

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2024

## MODERN COACH FACTORY, RAEBARELI

3748. SHRI RAHUL GANDHI

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received representations pertaining to contractualisation of work at the Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of sanctioned posts and the employees currently working at the said Factory;
- (d)  the  details  of  contractual  workers  and  casual  workers  currently working at the said Factory;
- (e) whether the Government has received complaints regarding violation  of  statutory  provisions  pertaining  to  payment  of  minimum wages; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (f)  Modern  Coach  Factory  Raebareli  is  a  state  of  the  art production unit of Indian Railways. Presently it is engaged in manufacturing different types of coaches as per requirements of Indian Railways.  Since  commencement of production  in 2011-12, the  factory has  reached  an  annual  production  level  of  around  2000  coaches  per year.

Adequate  and  suitable  manpower  is  provided  to  cater  to  the  regular operations/production, changes  in technology,  mechanizations  and innovative practices.

Occurrence  and  filling  up  of  vacancies  are  continuous  process  on Indian Railways considering its size, spatial distribution and criticality of  operation.  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 |
| L-1     | 1.1 cr       |      191 |       551 |     33 |       99 |

Based  on  these  exams,  1,30,581  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   |
|----------|----------------|
| 2004-14  | 4.11 lakh      |
| 2014-24  | 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' 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,  eight  Centralized  Employment  Notifications  (CENs)  for 58,642 vacancies have been notified during January to October 2024 for filling up of posts of Assistant Loco Pilots, Technicians, Sub-Inspectors & Constables in Railway Protection Force (RPF), Junior Engineers/Depot Material Superintendents/Chemical & Metallurgical Assistants, Paramedical Categories, Non-Technical Popular Categories (Graduates) & Non-Technical Popular Categories (Under-Graduates). The Computer Based Test has started from 25.11.2024.

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