After accounting for the current job vacancies availability, Indian Railways will recruit 2,30,000 employees over next two years, according to Union Railways ministry. This will be added to the hiring processes going on for the posts of more than 1.5 lakh under the Railway Recruitment Board or RRB.
The Union Ministry also said these vacancies have been proposed to be filled over the next two years in two phases. According to the ministry, the first phase of fresh recruitment of 1,31,328 posts shall be initiated in the month of February-March, 2019.
At present time, RRBs and other recruitment agencies affiliated with the national transporter are engaged in a hiring process of 1,51,548 vacancies which includes RRB Group D, RRB ALP, RRB JE and recruitment to the Railway Police.
According to the Ministry, Indian Railways has a sanctioned strength of 15,06,598 employees. Out of these, 12,23,622 personnel are on the roll and 2,82,976 are vacant posts. Out of the vacant posts, recruitment of 1,51,548 posts are going on and 1,31,428 posts are still vacant.
The Ministry said, 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 recruitment 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.
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 will be initiated.
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