RRB to hire 2.3 lakh staff in 2 years in mega recruitment
TNN | Jan 24, 2019, 17:44 IST
NEW DELHI: The railways will undertake another mega recruitment drive in two phases to hire nearly 2.3 lakh employees in the next two years and 10% of these jobs will be reserved for the economically weaker section (EWS), Union railway minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.
The recruitment of 1.5 lakh employees, which is underway, will be completed by March-April, railway board chairman V K Yadav said.
Talking to reporters, Goyal said a total of four lakh people will be hired by railways in the next two years. "We have about 12 lakh employees and annually about 40,000-50,000 retire. We have planned in advance so that no posts will remain vacant in railways any more...railways has become the first central government to implement the 10% quota for EWS in jobs," the minister said. Yadav said the focus will be to ensure all vacancies are filled.
The recruitment of 1.5 lakh employees, which is underway, will be completed by March-April, railway board chairman V K Yadav said.
Talking to reporters, Goyal said a total of four lakh people will be hired by railways in the next two years. "We have about 12 lakh employees and annually about 40,000-50,000 retire. We have planned in advance so that no posts will remain vacant in railways any more...railways has become the first central government to implement the 10% quota for EWS in jobs," the minister said. Yadav said the focus will be to ensure all vacancies are filled.
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