LOK SABHA
VACANT POSTS
1369. SHRIMATI NUSRAT JAHAN RUHI
MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) the number of vacant posts in Railways as on date, the number of posts filled by the Government during the last three years and the number of jobs going to be created in the next one year by the Railways, Group and Post -wise ;
(b) whether trained and experienced railways apprentices, who have completed their course prior to April 2017, are qualified for railway jobs as per Railway Rules; and
(c) if so, the proposal of the Government to absorb the trained certified railway apprentices in order to fill the existing vacancies?
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(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. 1369 BY SHRIMATI NUSRAT JAHAN RUHI AND MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.02.2022 REGARDING VACANT POSTS
(a) : In Central Railway, vacancy for Gazetted is fifty six and for non-gazetted is twenty seven thousand one hundred seventy seven. In East Coast Railway, vacancy for Gazetted is eighty seven and for non gazetted is eight thousand four hundred forty seven. In East Central Railway, vacancy for gazetted is one hundred seventy and for non gazetted is fifteen thousand two hundred sixty eight. In Eastern Railway, vacancy for gazetted is one hundred ninety five and for non gazetted is twenty eight thousand two hundred four. In Metro Railway, vacancy for gazetted is twenty two and for non gazetted is eight hundred fifty six. In North Central Railway, vacancy for gazetted is one hundred forty one and for non gazetted is nineteen thousand three hundred sixty six. In North Eastern Railway, vacancy for gazetted is sixty two and for non gazetted is fourteen thousand two hundred thirty one. In Northeast Frontier Railway, vacancy for gazetted is one hundred twelve and for non gazetted is fifteen thousand six hundred seventy seven. In Northern Railway, vacancy for gazetted is one hundred fifteen and for non gazetted is thirty seven thousand four hundred thirty six. In North Western Railway, vacancy for gazetted is one hundred and for non gazetted is fifteen thousand forty nine. In South Central Railway, vacancy for gazetted is forty three and for non gazetted is sixteen thousand seven hundred forty one. In South East Central Railway, vacancy for gazetted is eighty eight and for non gazetted is nine thousand four hundred twenty two. In South Eastern Railway, vacancy for gazetted is one hundred thirty seven and for non gazetted is sixteen thousand eight hundred forty seven. In Southern Railway, vacancy for gazetted is one hundred sixty one and for non gazetted is nineteen thousand five hundred. In South Western Railway, vacancy for gazetted is sixty five and for non gazetted is six thousand five hundred twenty five. In West Central Railway, vacancy for gazetted is fifty nine and for non gazetted is eleven thousand seventy three. In Western Railway, vacancy for gazetted is one hundred seventy two and for non gazetted is twenty six thousand two hundred twenty seven. In Other Units, vacancy for gazetted is five hundred seven and for non gazetted is twelve thousand seven hundred sixty.
The number of posts filled in last three years is one lakh fifty thousand four hundred eighty three (1,50,483).
Indian Railways (IR) executes a wide range of works in non core activities also, which are not permanent in nature, through contracting agencies. Number of jobs going to be created against these works is based on operational requirements which vary from time to time.
& (c) : Course Completed Act Apprentices (CCAAs) trained in Railway establishments and possessing National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by National Council of Vocational Training (NCVT) are given preference in open market recruitment to the extent of 20% Level-1 vacancies reserved for CCAAs subject to fulfilling other eligibility conditions prescribed for Pay Level-1 posts.