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| Date | 2024-07-24 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | reservation |
| Currency | Currency not verified |
Inspectors & Constables in Railway Protection Force (RPF). The introduction of annual calendar will benefit the aspirants in the following manner Duty hours of Loco Pilots and Assistant Loco Pilots are governed by
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 449 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2024 SHORTAGE OF MANPOWER IN INDIAN RAILWAYS 449. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that over 3.12 lakh posts lying vacant despite the shortage of Manpower in Indian Railways; (b) if so, the time period for which the posts have been lying vacant and the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to fill the vacant posts; (c) the details of vacant posts in Indian Railways in the last four years, zone-wise; and (d) the details of the total number of per day work hours carried out by loco pilots of each train, zone-wise? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. ***** STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 449 BY DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOKSABHA ON 24.07.2024 REGARDING SHORTAGE OF MANPOWER IN INDIAN RAILWAYS (a) to (d) : Occurrence and filling up of vacancies are continuous process on Indian Railways considering its size, spatial distribution and criticality of operation. Adequate and suitable manpower is provided to cater to the regular operations, changes in technology, mechanizations and innovative practices. The vacancies are filled up primarily by placement of indents by Railways with Recruitment agencies as per operational and technological requirements. After easing of restrictions imposed on account of COVID 19, two major examinations involving more than 2.37 crore candidates have been conducted successfully. Computer Based Test (CBT) exam for more than 1.26 crore candidates was conducted in 7 phases from 28.12.2020 to 31.07.2021 in 133 shifts in 68 days across 211 cities and 726 centres. Similarly, CBT was conducted for more than 1.1 crore candidates in 5 phases from 17.08.2022 to 11.10.2022 in 99 shifts in 33 days across 191 cities and 551 centres. Based on these exams, 1,30,581 candidates have been recruited in railways. The RRB examinations are quite technical in nature entailing large scale mobilization of men and resources and training of manpower. Railway overcame all these challenges and successfully conducted the recruitment in a transparent manner following all laid down guidelines. No instance of paper leakage or similar malpractice has occurred during the entire process. Recruitment done in Indian Railways during 2004-2014 vis-à-vis during 2014 – 2024 is given as under: Period Recruitments 2004-14 4.11 lakh 2014-24 5.02 lakh Further, as system improvement, the Ministry of Railways has introduced a system of publishing annual calendar this year for recruitment to various categories of Group ‘C’ post. Accordingly, four Centralized Notifications (CENs) for 32,603 vacancies have been notified during January to March 2024 for filling up of posts of Assistant Loco Pilots, Technicians, Sub-Inspectors & Constables in Railway Protection Force (RPF). The introduction of annual calendar will benefit the aspirants in the following manner: More opportunities for candidates; Opportunities to those becoming eligible every year; Certainty of exams; Faster Recruitment process, Training and Appointments Duty hours of Loco Pilots and Assistant Loco Pilots are governed by Railway servants (Hours of Work & Period of Rest) Rules 2005. Duty hours, numbers of night duties, facility for out-station rest, number and hours of rest at headquarter are well defined and monitored closely. Several steps have been taken for improvement of working condition of loco running crew and initiatives taken for improvement in safety of train operation which are as follows: (1) Improvement in locomotives for the comfort and for easing out duties of loco
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