AKASHVANI SAMACHAR BHARTI 2017

Prime Minister's National Relief Fund(PMNRF) and National Defence Fund(NDF)

All donations towards the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund(PMNRF) and the National Defence Fund(NDF) are notified for 100% deduction from taxable income under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act,1961

Persons With Disabilities(Equal Opportunities,Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act,1995

The government has said there was over 2 lakh 40 thousand vacancies of non-gazetted staff in the Railways as on 1st of November 2017. This includes over one lakh 41 thousand vacancies in safety and over 98 thousand in other than safety categories.

Giving this information in a written reply in the Lok Sabha yesterday, Railways and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said two employment notifications have been issued in February this year to fill up over 89,409 vacancies. This includes 26,502 vacancies of Assistant Loco Pilots and Technicians and 62,907 vacancies of various Level-One posts, mainly in safety categories.

The Minister also said manpower planning requires continuous review of sanctioned strength and filling up of vacancies on a continuous basis. He said in order to improve the competence of Railway employees regular training is imparted both at the time of recruitment as well as during service.

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