Question : APPOINTMENTS ON COMPASSIONATE GROUND



(a) whether Northern Railway had given advertisement in newspapers regarding holding of Special Adalat to clear pending cases of appointments on compassionate ground;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the number of grievances received from the aggrieved persons in this regard;

(d) the number of aggrieved persons responded to the said advertisement from Delhi and Moradabad Divisions; and

(e) if so, the action taken/being taken to redress their grievances?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R. VELU)

(a) Yes, Sir.

(b) The advertisement was published in all leading Hindi and English newspapers on 7.9.2006.

(c) 106

(d) 14 and 10 persons responded from Delhi and Moradabad Divisions respectively.

(e) The factual position of the case vis-a-vis. the rule position was explained to the applicants in detail and formal reply handed/sent to the applicants.