Vacant Posts in Railways – Employees retiring in 2019-20 and 2020-21 are approximately 47,000 and 41,000

(c)  No, Sir. Seven (7) Employment Notifications for 2.94 lakh vacancies have been issued and recruitment process for four (4) Employment Notifications is under completion. 90,890 persons have joined/ will be joining in Zones and Divisions. Balance 62,928 are expected to complete the joining process before the end of financial year. Recruitment process for the other three (3) notifications has also started. For Gazetted posts, indents of 601 vacancies have been placed on UPSC which includes 200 doctors.

(d) and (e)  Railway employees retiring in 2019-20 and 2020-21 are approximately 47,000 and 41,000 respectively.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2988                                                                                                                                            ANSWERED ON 13.12.2019

MANY VACANT POSTS IN RAILWAYS DESPITE RECRUITMENT

2988. SHRIMATI VIJILA SATHYANANTH

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Indian Railways have a sanctioned strength of 15,06,598 employees, of which 12,23,622 personnel are on the rolls, leaving 2,82,976 vacant posts;

(b) if so, the details thereof

(c) whether it is also a fact that with the current drive to recruit 1,51,548 people, 1,31,428 posts will still be vacant;

(d) whether it is also a fact that an estimated 53,000 and 46,000 employees will retire in 2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively, creating about 99,000 additional vacancies; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2988 BY SHRIMATI VIJILA SATHYANANTH ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON 13.12.2019 REGARDING MANY VACANT POSTS IN RAILWAYS DESPITE RECRUITMENT

As above

Source Rajya Sabha