RECRUITMENT TO GROUP A POSTS IN RAILWAYS

Recruitment to Group A posts in Railways: Whether recruitment rules for Group A posts in Jr. Time Scale in all organised services of Railways provide 50 per cent of vacancies to be filled by promotion from amongst Group B officers through UPSC? Number of Post filled through promotion and other question asked in Rajya Sabha:-

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  RAILWAYS

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2319

ANSWERED ON-30.08.2013

Recruitment to Group A posts in Railways

2319 . SHRIMATI NAZNIN FARUQUE

ANIL KUMAR SAHANI

(a) whether recruitment rules for Group A posts in Jr. Time Scale in all organised services of Railways provide 50 per cent of vacancies to be filled by promotion from amongst Group B officers through UPSC;
(b) if so, the number of vacancies in Group A posts in the last four years and number of Group B officers promoted to Group A posts during this period;
(c) whether 50 per cent of vacancies were filled up by promotion of Group B officers;
(d) if not, the reasons for non-implementation of recruitment rules; and
(e) the steps being taken by Government in this regard?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI KOTLA JAYA SURYA PRAKASH REDDY)

(a) Yes, sir.

(b) There were 411 Group ‘A’/Jr. Scale vacancies in eight organised services of Indian Railways under promotion quota corresponding to 412 vacancies under direct recruitment quota in each of the last four vacancy years, viz. 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 & 2011-12. 1522 Group ‘B’ officers were promoted during this period.

(c) Yes, sir.
(d) & (e) Do not arise.

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Source: Lok Sabha Q&A