Railway Employees and Covid-19: Affected cases, loss of life, settlement of dues and compassionate appointment provided
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 598
ANSWERED ON 23.07.2021
PROBLEMS FACED BY EMPLOYEES DUE TO COVID-19
598. DR. V. SIVADASAN:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has the data of Railway employees who have been affected by COVID-19, if so, the zone-wise data;
(b) whether Government has the data of Railway employees who have lost their life due to COVID-19, if so, the zone-wise data;
(c) whether Government intends to conduct special vaccination drives for Railway employees, if so, the details thereof; and
(d) whether Government provided any kind of financial or recruitment help to the family members of Railway employees, who have died due to COVID-19, if so, the zone- wise data?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 598 BY DR. V. SIVADASAN ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON 23.07.2021 REGARDING PROBLEMS FACED BY EMPLOYEES DUE TO COVID-19
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. The zone-wise details of number of Railway employees who have been found positive and those who died due to COVID-19 is as follows:
|
Railway/PU |
No. of Railway employees found positive of COVID-19 | No. of Railway employees died due to COVID-19 |
| Central Railway | 12357 | 486 |
| Eastern Railway | 13513 | 142 |
| East Coast Railway | 7245 | 108 |
| East Central Railway | 4798 | 108 |
| North Central Railway | 5045 | 125 |
| North Eastern Railway | 4689 | 126 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway | 3713 | 81 |
| Northern Railway | 10060 | 265 |
| North Western Railway | 7871 | 65 |
| South Central Railway | 15882 | 252 |
| South East Central Railway | 8183 | 206 |
| South Eastern Railway | 8657 | 135 |
| Southern Railway | 15474 | 181 |
| South Western Railway | 4699 | 36 |
| West Central Railway | 3728 | 157 |
| Western Railway | 8724 | 295 |
| Metro Railway | 1699 | 1 |
(c): Yes, Sir. Sufficient number of vaccination centres have been established and staff has been deployed for vaccination drive in Railways. Every effort is being made to vaccinate all the Railway employees at the earliest subject to availability of vaccine doses and willingness of the employees to get vaccinated. Of the total Railway employees, 2,34,184 employees have been fully vaccinated and 8,63,868 have been administered single dose.
(d): The zone-wise details of number of cases in which settlement dues and compassionate ground appointments have been finalised in respect of deaths due to COVID-19 are as follows:
| Railway/PU | No of cases in which settlement dues have been finalised | No. of cases in which Compassionate Ground appointment has been finalised |
| Central Railway | 369 | 269 |
| Eastern Railway | 165 | 89 |
| East Coast Railway | 139 | 102 |
| East Central Railway | 135 | 14 |
| North Central Railway | 141 | 79 |
| North Eastern Railway | 81 | 55 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway | 68 | 66 |
| Northern Railway | 237 | 231 |
| North Western Railway | 91 | 74 |
| South Central Railway | 295 | 142 |
| South East Central Railway | 233 | 128 |
| South Eastern Railway | 157 | 22 |
| Southern Railway | 84 | 61 |
| South Western Railway | 81 | 15 |
| West Central Railway | 109 | 113 |
| Western Railway | 259 | 209 |
| Metro Railway | 11 | 3 |
Source: Rajya Sabha QA PDF
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