2.66 Lakh Jobs Lying Vacant In Indian Railways, Begins Recruitment Drive For 1.2 Lakh Posts

Consider these statistics:

* Over the years, the Indian Railways is unable to fill vacancies

* Till November, 2018, 266,790 Group C & D posts were vacant

* Total No of railway employees during 2016-17 was 13,08,323

* Total No of Railway employees during 2008-09 was 13,86,011

* Every year, more employees retired and lesser jobs were generated

* Now, the railways have started the recruitment process for 1.2 lakh vacant posts

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Controversially, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has brought a bill to set aside a quota of government jobs for poorer members of India’s upper castes. This move has come weeks after the Bharatiya Janata Party’s defeat in the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan and months before a challenging General Election.

The Opposition is questioning the timing and the intent of the government. With the government having failed in employment-generation and India seeing years of jobless growth, jobs have become a national priority and an election issue.