(a) whether the Government has adopted any policy to recruit tribals exclusively from Andaman and Nicobar Islands in Railway Protection Force;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of tribals from Andaman and Nicobar Islands recruited in RPF so far?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R. VELU)
(a)&(b): No, Sir. However, a recruitment for 2040 vacancies from West Bengal, Sikkim and Andaman & Nicobar Islands was notified and selections were held at Port Blair from 29.4.2005 to 2.5.2005.
(c): A total of 28 candidates were selected from the Islands, including 4 candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribe category.