Question : Vacancies in Railways

(a) whether the Union Government has notified vacancies and conducted the recruitments for filling up various posts in the Railways during the last five years;
(b) if so, the details thereof, zone-wise along with the future initiatives in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor;
(c) the steps taken or being taken for improving the services of the railway canteen;
(d) whether the Government has received any complaints from passengers in this regard; and
(e) if so, the details thereof along with the corrective steps/initiatives taken in this regard?

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND
ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 206 BY SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 16.03.2022 REGARDING VACANCIES IN RAILWAYS

(a) & (b): The details are appended.
(c) to (e): The Departmental Canteens, which are Statutory Canteens, are run by Railways under the Provisions of the Factory Act, 1948 and are provided with all the facilities referred to in the Act and the non-statutory (Recognized) Canteens also cater to the needs of Railway employees only and do not serve the needs of passengers.

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