(a) the total number of rail accidents which have taken place in the current year
till-date;
(b) whether it is a fact that due to a huge number of vacant posts, the instances
of accidents are increasing in the Railways; and
(c) if so, the steps taken by the Railways to fill up these vacancies at the earliest?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS(SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) to (c): A Statement is attached.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 646 BY SHRI
YASHWANT SINHA AND SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 11.11.2010 REGARDING
RAIL ACCIDENTS.
(a): During January to October 2010, 89 consequential train accidents took place on Indian
Railways excluding cases of trespassing at unmanned level crossings caused due to negligence
of road users.
(b) & (c): Arising and filling up of vacancies is a continuous process and at any point,
there would be some vacancies in an organization. Vacancies occur due to normal retirements,
voluntary retirements, deaths, promotions and creation of posts etc. There is always a lag
between occurrence of vacancies and processing the same for filling up which involves
notification of vacancies, holding examinations, finalization of select panels and issue
of appointment letters. The Railways are committed to filling up vacant posts, promptly as
per the laid down procedure. The number of vacancies do not have a direct correlation to the
accidents.