(a) whether a Railway Engineers Regiment (Territorial Army) was
running the emergency services in Jamalpur Rail Factory of Bihar,
which has been closed down now;
(b) if so, the reasons behind closing down the Railway Engineers
Regiment by the Government;
(c) whether the Government proposes to reopen it; and
(d) if so, by when and if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R.VELU)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b): 969 Railway Engineers Regiment (Territorial Army), Jamalpur,
which is a Defence paid Unit is being converted into non-Railway
Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) by the Ministry of Defence.
(c): Yes, Sir. Ministry of Railways have requested the Ministry of
Defence to re-raise the Regiment as Railway paid at Jamalpur.
(d): Ministry of Defence propose to complete the process of
re-raising the Regiment by 31.05.2005.