Question : Creation of Jobs

(a) whether monetising the real estate assets as well as fast tracking some of the existing investment plans would generate a lot of employment opportunities in the Railways and the ecosystem around it;

(b) if so, whether the Railways was working in various areas across the railway ecosystem to create 10 lakh jobs within a year;

(c) if so, the details of these areas and the number of jobs created so far, State-wise;

(d) whether the Railways has proposed to create more than 2 lakh jobs from the rail track and safety maintenance programme;

(e) if so, the details thereof and the schemes prepared therefor; and

(f) the other steps taken by the Railways to create more jobs?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.



STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2317 BY SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO, DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT AND SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 01.08.2018 REGARDING CREATION OF JOBS

(a) Yes, Madam.

(b) Vacancies in Railways system are filled up through Railway Recruitment Board/Railway Recruitment Cells. At present, recruitment is underway for appointing about 1 lakh employees.

As far as indirect employment generation is concerned, the same is generated in Railway ecosystem through outsourcing of non-core activities/works through contracting agencies. Figures of such employment are not amenable to quantification.

(c) Indian Railways do not maintain State-wise figures. However, during the last five years, approx. 2.41 lakh candidates have been empanelled to fill vacancies all over Indian Railways.

(d) & (e) At present recruitment is under process for appointing about 1 lakh employees as per following details:-

(i) Level-1 (erstwhile Group ‘D’) posts: 62,907
(ii) Assistant Loco Pilots and Technicians:- 26,502
(iii) Constables in Railway Protection Force:- 8,619
(iv) Sub-Inspectors in Railway Protection Force:- 1,120.

(f) In addition to recruitment to regular posts, employment is also generated by way of outsourcing of non-core activities/works.

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