Year after year, hundreds of new trains are introduced, but the number
of employees handling these increased services has been declining, with
2.1 lakh unfilled vacancies till last year, including 90,000 related to
safety alone, according to official figures.
Now, with pressure mounting on better services after the fare hikes, the Indian Railways has finally announced that it will fill up 1.52 lakh vacancies this year to add to the “family” of 14 lakh Railway employees across the country.Of these 1.52 lakh vacancies, 47,000 will be filled by the Scheduled Caste and Tribes and the physically challenged, Rail Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal announced on Tuesday.
But, the railway unions are not cheering.
Harbhajan Singh, Assistant General Secretary, All India Railwaymen’s Federation, said, “This is just eyewash. There will be about one lakh retirements this year. So, it will be back to square one. As of now, there are 2.4 lakh vacancies in the safety category alone.”
What the unions have been demanding is creation of new jobs. After all, hundreds of new trains each year and world class stations need to be manned, too, he told Business Line.
Now, with pressure mounting on better services after the fare hikes, the Indian Railways has finally announced that it will fill up 1.52 lakh vacancies this year to add to the “family” of 14 lakh Railway employees across the country.Of these 1.52 lakh vacancies, 47,000 will be filled by the Scheduled Caste and Tribes and the physically challenged, Rail Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal announced on Tuesday.
But, the railway unions are not cheering.
Harbhajan Singh, Assistant General Secretary, All India Railwaymen’s Federation, said, “This is just eyewash. There will be about one lakh retirements this year. So, it will be back to square one. As of now, there are 2.4 lakh vacancies in the safety category alone.”
What the unions have been demanding is creation of new jobs. After all, hundreds of new trains each year and world class stations need to be manned, too, he told Business Line.
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