Recruitment
Drive for 2,30,000 direct jobs in 2 phase - About 34000, 17000, 62000
posts reserved for SC, ST, OBC respectively with 23000 shall reserved
for EWS candidates
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Dated: 23 JAN 2019
- Recruitment drive will result in massive employment generation with 2,30,000 direct jobs
- Recruitment shall be conducted in two-phases duly observing the laid down criteria of reservation in Government of India
- Phase-I (starting February-March, 2019 and completed by April-May, 2020) will comprise of 1,31,428 posts
- Phase II (starting May-June 2020 and completed by July-August, 2021) will comprise of 99,000 posts
- About 34,000, 17,000 and 62,000 posts reserved for SC, ST and OBC candidates respectively. Further, as per 103rd Constitutional Amendment, 10% of these vacancies, i.e. around 23,000 shall be reserved for candidates from Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)
In line with the mega recruitment process for recruitment of 1,51,548
employees initiated 14 months ago, Indian Railways will initiate fresh
recruitment of 2,30,000 more employees under various cadres of Indian
Railways, which will be recruited over the next two years in two phases.
In line with the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi,
Indian Railways is consistently expanding its workforce to match the
manpower requirements of new projects and increase the overall
efficiency of the entire railway network. These recruitment drives will
fix long-standing issues of overtime work, delay in project
implementation, low efficiency, and constraints on upgradation. With the
increase in investment in Railways being threefold since 2014,
recruitment needs have also increased, which will lead to job-led growth
and expansion of Indian Railways.
Presently, Indian Railways has a sanctioned strength of 15,06,598
employees. Out of these, 12,23,622 personnel are on roll. The remaining
2,82,976 are vacant posts. Recruitment for 1,51,548 posts is going on,
leaving 1,31,428 posts still vacant. Further, it may also be noted that
approximately 53,000 and 46,000 railway employees shall retire in
2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively, causing an additional vacancy of
approximately 99,000 employees. Thus, after accounting for the current
recruitments in progress, there will be total net vacancies of 1,31,428
and approximately 99,000 i.e. approximately 2,30,000 employees in the
railways over next two years.
These are proposed to be recruited over the next two years in two
phases. The first phase of fresh recruitment of 1,31,328 posts shall be
initiated in the month of February-March, 2019. As per reservation
policy of the Government, around 19,715, 9,857 and 35,485 number of
vacancies shall be reserved for SC, ST and OBC candidates respectively.
Further, as per 103rd Constitutional Amendment recently passed by the
Parliament, 10% of these vacancies i.e. around 13,100 shall be filled in
from Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). This cycle shall be completed
by April-May, 2020.
After the first phase of fresh recruitment of 1,31,328 personnel is
completed, the second phase of recruitment of approximately 99,000
personnel against the vacancies arising out of retirements shall be
initiated. As per the reservation policy of the Government,
approximately 15,000, 7,500, 27,000 and 10,000 posts shall be reserved
for SC, ST, OBC and EWS candidates respectively.
Recruitment shall be for various cadres and minimum eligibility criteria
shall vary from certification from Industrial Training Institutes or
Diploma/above in Engineering or Graduation in any discipline, depending
on the post for which the candidate is applying.
These recruitment cycles will result in massive direct and indirect
employment generation. Recruitment of 1,31,328 persons in first phase
followed by recruitment of 99,000 persons shall create around 2,30,000
direct jobs. The resulting increase in efficiency and investment will
boost the regional economies, while boost in connectivity through the
Railways will integrate the economic potential of regions and give
further rise to job opportunities for the youth of the nation.
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Source: PIB Delhi