(a) whether the Government proposes to retrench employees working in the Railways and if so, the reasons therefor;
(b) whether this retrenchment is limited to only Group-D and Group-C employees or it applies to the Group-A and Group-B employees also;
(c) the total number of employees working in the Railways as on date, Group-wise along with the number of employees belonging to OBC, SC, ST and General category;
(d) the Group-wise number of posts vacant in the Railways at present and the number of posts likely to be filled by the year 2020, group and category-wise; and
(e) whether employees have also been recruited/appointed through outsourcing in Railways and if so, the details thereof along with the total number of employees recruited/appointed through outsourcing as on date including the last date of their contract, Group-wise?