GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 298
ANSWERED ON 03.02.2023
STAFF SHORTAGE IN RAILWAYS
298
SHRI PRAMOD TIWARI:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a)
whether it is a fact that the Indian Railways is reeling under a crushing staff shortage
with 3.12 lakh non-gazette posts lying vacant across the country, spread across 18 zones, as
on December 1, 2022;
(b)
if so, the details thereof;
(c)
if not, the number of non-gazette posts lying vacant across the country, zone-wise;
(d)
whether it is also a fact that the inability to fill posts has led to employees working
over-time up to 16 hours at a stretch; and
(e)
if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND
ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the Ho
iSTATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 298 BY SHRI PRAMOD TIWARI ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON
03.02.2023 REGARDING STAFF SHORTAGE IN RAILWAYS.
(a) to (c) :
The details of non-gazetted vacant posts in Railways, zone-wise as on
01.12.2022 are as under:
Zone wise non-gazetted vacancy position in Indian Railways as on 01.12.2022
Zones
Vacancies
Central
28606
East Coast
8278
East Central
14439
Eastern
30327
Metro
1069
North Central
18383
North Eastern
14118
Northeast Frontier
15705
Northern
38967
North Western
15207
South Central
16947
South East Central
8025
South Eastern
17661
Southern
22357
South Western
6581
West Central
11636
Western
30667
Total
298973
Occurrence and filling up of vacancies is a continuous process and the same is filled by
placement of indents by Railways with recruitment agencies as per operational requirements
periodically. Recruitment process against earlier notifications for 1,39,050 vacancies of
Group C (including Level-1) is under finalization.
(d) : No, Sir.
(e):
Does not arise.
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