Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw provided an update on railway recruitments in the Lok Sabha. He highlighted a significant increase in recruitment under the NDA government (2014-2024) compared to the UPA government (2004-2014). During the UPA tenure, 411,000 employees were recruited, whereas the NDA government recruited 502,000 employees. Currently, there are...
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over 40,000 vacancies advertised. The minister also mentioned the impressive participation in the recent recruitment exams, with over 126 lakh candidates appearing in the first exam and 110 lakh in the second. These exams were conducted over several days and across numerous centers without any complaints. Following these exams, 1.3 lakh individuals were employed. Vaishnaw further emphasized the initiation of a new recruitment cycle and the implementation of a quarterly recruitment calendar, with announcements in January, April, July, and October. He highlighted that the upcoming recruitment exams will be conducted with similar meticulousness and are expected to bring in an additional 40,000-50,000 employees to the Railways.