Lok Sabha Question No. 3318 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Special Drive in Recruitment in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SULTAN  AHMED

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3318 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015

SPECIAL DRIVE IN RECRUITMENT IN RAILWAYS

3318. SHRI SULTAN AHMED:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)    the total number of cases lying pending/under consideration for job under compassionate ground in Railways across the country, Zonewise;

(b)     whether the Railways have been conducting special drive for the recruitment in Railways across the country; and

(c)   if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3318  BY  SHRI  SULTAN  AHMED  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA  ON  10.08.2015  REGARDING  SPECIAL  DRIVE  IN  RECRUITMENT  IN RAILWAYS

- (a): A  total  number  of  2291  cases  were  pending  for  appointment  on compassionate ground on the Railways as on 01.07.2015. Zone-wise details are as under:-

| S. No.            | Zonal Railways     | Number of pending cases.   | S. No.            | Zonal Railways     | Number of pending cases.   |
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
| 1                 | Central            | 308                        | 10                | East Central       | 193                        |
| 2                 | Eastern            | 321                        | 11                | East Coast         | 14                         |
| 3                 | Northern           | 124                        | 12                | North Central      | 57                         |
| 4                 | North Eastern      | 163                        | 13                | North Western      | 66                         |
| 5                 | Northeast Frontier | 189                        | 14                | South East Central | 39                         |
| 6                 | Southern           | 161                        | 15                | South Western      | 99                         |
| 7                 | South Central      | 203                        | 16                | West Central       | 54                         |
| 8                 | South Eastern      | 204                        | 17                | R.D.S.O/Lucknow    | 02                         |
| 9                 | Western            | 85                         | 18                | Metro/Kolkata      | 09                         |
| TOTAL             | TOTAL              | 1758                       | TOTAL             | TOTAL              | 533                        |
| 1758 + 533 = 2291 | 1758 + 533 = 2291  | 1758 + 533 = 2291          | 1758 + 533 = 2291 | 1758 + 533 = 2291  | 1758 + 533 = 2291          |

(b) & (c): Appointment on compassionate ground is a continuous process on the Railways. Constant monitoring of pending cases is done for expeditious disposal.  Selection  for  determining  the  suitability  of  the  applicants  are conducted  regularly.    Compassionate  appointment  Adalats  are  also  held periodically to settle the cases.

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