312 observe upkeep Railways employees died on obligation in final 4 years

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: Over 300 Railway Track Maintenance (RTM) personnel have misplaced their lives on obligation after being by trains within the final 4 years over the Indian Railways. The highest variety of RTM employees had died on obligation from completely different railway sections in Uttar Pradesh from 2018 to December 5 in 2022.

The Railways knowledgeable the Rajya Sabha (RS) {that a} complete of 312 observe upkeep employees had died within the final 4 years on obligation in several elements of the nation.

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday in a written reply mentioned that ex-gratia compensations have been paid to the households of Railway observe upkeep employees who misplaced their lives whereas performing bonafide official duties after being hit by trains.

“We are conducting regular counselling of track maintenance staff for ‘personal safety first’ while working near the tracks. They have also been equipped with protective equipment, safety helmets, and retro-reflective high visibility jackets for duty”, the minister knowledgeable the House, including that work web site distant management hooters and whistles have been offered to trace upkeep employees.

The minister additionally mentioned that periodic medical examination is repeatedly being performed to determine the health of observe personnel.

The most notable info the minister gave within the Upper House was that the federal government has sanctioned the very excessive frequency-based ‘Approaching Train Warning System’, which can be known as ‘Rakshak’, on the Golden Quadrilateral-Golden Diagonal routes on Indian Railway. “For this system, Rs 91.21 crores have been sanctioned”, the minister added.

According to information shared by the minister within the RS, 61 observe upkeep personnel misplaced their lives after having been hit by trains throughout obligation in Uttar Pradesh from 2018 to December 5 in 2022. 48 observe upkeep personnel died in Maharashtra throughout obligation in the identical interval.

On obligation deaths of railways employees between 2018 and Dec 5, 2022
STATES
NO. OF DEATHS
UP
61
Maharashtra
48
West Bengal
35
Andhra Pradesh
33
Bihar
29
Rajasthan
27
Madhya Pradesh
26
Jharkhand
17
Chhattisgarh
14
Haryana
13
Gujarat
12

NEW DELHI: Over 300 Railway Track Maintenance (RTM) personnel have misplaced their lives on obligation after being by trains within the final 4 years over the Indian Railways. The highest variety of RTM employees had died on obligation from completely different railway sections in Uttar Pradesh from 2018 to December 5 in 2022.

The Railways knowledgeable the Rajya Sabha (RS) {that a} complete of 312 observe upkeep employees had died within the final 4 years on obligation in several elements of the nation.

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday in a written reply mentioned that ex-gratia compensations have been paid to the households of Railway observe upkeep employees who misplaced their lives whereas performing bonafide official duties after being hit by trains.

“We are conducting regular counselling of track maintenance staff for ‘personal safety first’ while working near the tracks. They have also been equipped with protective equipment, safety helmets, and retro-reflective high visibility jackets for duty”, the minister knowledgeable the House, including that work web site distant management hooters and whistles have been offered to trace upkeep employees.

The minister additionally mentioned that periodic medical examination is repeatedly being performed to determine the health of observe personnel.

The most notable info the minister gave within the Upper House was that the federal government has sanctioned the very excessive frequency-based ‘Approaching Train Warning System’, which can be known as ‘Rakshak’, on the Golden Quadrilateral-Golden Diagonal routes on Indian Railway. “For this system, Rs 91.21 crores have been sanctioned”, the minister added.

According to information shared by the minister within the RS, 61 observe upkeep personnel misplaced their lives after having been hit by trains throughout obligation in Uttar Pradesh from 2018 to December 5 in 2022. 48 observe upkeep personnel died in Maharashtra throughout obligation in the identical interval.

On obligation deaths of railways employees between 2018 and Dec 5, 2022
STATES
NO. OF DEATHS
UP
61
Maharashtra
48
West Bengal
35
Andhra Pradesh
33
Bihar
29
Rajasthan
27
Madhya Pradesh
26
Jharkhand
17
Chhattisgarh
14
Haryana
13
Gujarat
12