(a) the details of Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) in the country,
zone-wise;
(b) the details of funds allocated/spent on revival/upgradation of
these boards during the last three years; and
(c) the other steps being taken by the Railways for making these
boards more effective and efficient?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI K. H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) & (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
(c): In order to make the system of recruitment more effective and
efficient, a technical audit of the system was carried out in August 2010.
This was followed with various instructions for streamlining the working
of Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs). Under the new methodology, examination
for the particular post is held on the same day simultaneously by all the
RRBs. In addition to Hindi, Urdu and English, the question papers are set
in local languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India
falling within the jurisdiction of that RRB.