Indian Railways abolished 92,000 plus posts in 4 years

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: At a time when the Modi authorities is continually below assault by the Opposition on the difficulty of unemployment, the Indian Railways, nation’s largest employer, has abolished greater than 92,000 posts of assorted classes between 2018-19 and 2021-22 monetary years. Notably, regardless of the abolition of such numerous posts, the railways nonetheless has round 2.98 lakh vacant posts.

Arguing that the creation and give up of posts was an ongoing course of based mostly on the workload, the railways admitted that the best variety of 31,275 posts have been abloshed within the 2019-20 monetary 12 months throughout all of the 17 zones.

“The Izzatnagar division has surrendered the highest number of 1,430 posts compared to other divisions during these financial years,” a railway official mentioned, including that Varanasi division was on the second place by way of surrendering the posts. The Lucknow division had surrendered 1,151 posts below numerous classes.

Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw throughout final Parliament session had admitted that greater than 92,000 posts have been abolished between 2018-19 and 2021-22. According to official paperwork, a complete of 92,090 posts, together with 23,366 in 2018-19, 31,275 in 2029-22, 27,477 in 2020-21 and 9,972 in 2021-22 posts have been both abolished at each zonal and divisional ranges. In 2018-19, 3,296 posts highest amongst all zones — have been abolished within the Northern Eastern zone, adopted by 3,221 within the Northern Railway, 1,920 in East Central, 1,735 in Eastern Railway, 1,621 in Central Railway, 1,514 in Western Railway and different zones.

Similarly, throughout 2019-20, the North Eastern Railway had abolished the best variety of 4,250 posts, adopted by 4,034 posts in Northern Railway, 3,245 in Central Railway, 2,356 in East Coast Railway and others, citing lowered workload as the rationale. During 2021-22, as many as 3,227 posts have been abolished within the Northern Railway, adopted by 3,136 in East Central Railway, 3,001 in Eastern Railway, 2,944 in Northeast Frontier Railway, 2,592 in Southern 
Railway and relaxation in different zones and divisions.