“Whether Government has been able to recruit the required number of employees to match the new train services”
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 593
ANSWERED ON 27.02.2015
FILLING UP OF VACANCIES BY RAILWAYS
593. SHRI PANKAJ BORA:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Railways introduce hundreds of new trains every year;
(b) if so, whether Government has been able to recruit the required number of employees to match the new train services; and
(c) if not, whether any steps have been taken to fill up the vacancies by introducing aggressive recruitment drive?
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.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 593 BY SHRI PANKAJ BORA ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON 27.02.2015 REGARDING FILLING UP OF VACANCIES BY RAILWAYS.
(a): In the last three years i.e. in 2011-12, 2012-13 & 2013-14, 149 pairs of new Mail/Express trains, 118 pairs of new Mail/Express trains & 194 pairs of new Mail/Express trains respectively have been introduced on Indian Railways. However, introduction of new train services on Indian Railways is an ongoing process subject to traffic justification, operational feasibility, availability of resources, etc.
(b) & (c): Arising and filling up of vacancies is a continuous process. The requirement for various Group ‘C’ posts is assessed by the Zonal Railway(s)/Production Unit(s), which accordingly place indents on concerned Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs). RRBs, in turn, make recruitment on the basis of these indents. The total number of persons empanelled for various Group ‘C’ posts through RRBs during the last three years is as under:-
|
S.No.
|
Year
|
Candidates Empanelled
|
|
1
|
2011-12
|
23292
|
|
2
|
2012-13
|
28467
|
|
3
|
2013-14
|
31805
|
|
Total
|
83564
|
Further, as an outcome of recruitment drive during 2014-15, panels of 8329 candidates have already been supplied to the indenting Zonal Railway(s)/Production Unit(s) during the period from 1st April, 2014 to 31st December, 2014.
Also, prompt action is taken by the Railways in regard to filling of vacancies in posts in Pay Band-2 (Grade Pay: ₹ 1800/-) by timely placement of indents with the recruitment agencies. During the last three cycles of open market recruitment resorted to by the Railways from the year 2006-08 to 2012, around 1.86 lakh candidates have been empanelled on the Railways.
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Source: RajyaSabha.nic.in
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