Railways recruited 5.08L persons in last 10 years: Minister
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New Delhi: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday told the Parliament that in the last 10 years (2014-2015 to 2024-2025), Indian Railways recruited 5.08 lakh people, compared to 4.11 lakh in the earlier 2004-2005 to 2013-2014 period, which is an increase of 23.6 per cent.
The recruitment of 1,20,579 vacancies has been taken up on Indian Railways as per the annual calendar 2024 and 2025.
"Adequate and suitable manpower is provided to cater to the regular operations, changes in technology, mechanisations, and innovative practices. The vacancies are filled up, primarily by placement of indents by Railways with recruitment agencies as per operational and technological requirements,” said the minister in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
