(a) whether the Railways are aware of the fact that the recruitment of people from the
North-East States is the lowest in the Indian Railways;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the steps taken/being taken to increase the recruitment from these States in
the Railways;
(d) whether the Railways has examined the prospectus of the establishment of a recruitment
centre in Guwahati and Dibrugarh for this purpose;
(e) if so, the details thereof; and
(f) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R. VELU)
(a) to (f): A statement is attached.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3700 BY SHRI
FRANCIS FANTHOME TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 17.4.2008 REGARDING RECRUITMENT OF NORTH EAST
STATES PEOPLE IN THE RAILWAYS.
(a) & (b) Domicile-wise data of recruitment done on the railway is not maintained, therefore,
it is not possible to ascertain the shortage in recruitment of persons belonging to a particular
area.
(c) Wide publicity is given while filling up vacancies in Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ posts on the railways
by way of publication of notification in the Employment News, national and local dailies in line
with guidelines of Department of Personnel & Training (which is the nodal department) and all
those (including persons from North East States) who apply are considered for appointment on
the railways.
(d) to (f) A Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) and a Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC) for conducting
recruitment exercise for filling up of Group ‘C’ & Group ‘D’ posts respectively are functional
at Guwahati and there is no proposal to establish either RRB or RRC at Dibrugarh since they
are catering well to requirement of zonal railway in that region.