There has been a lot of discussion about jobs in railways for the last few years. Meanwhile, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, while giving information, said that 5 lakh people have been recruited in the last ten years and recruitment of 1 lakh others is going on.
The Railway Minister also accused the opposition of spreading misinformation regarding recruitment in the railways. Along with this, he also said that all the data including CCTV footage related to the recent stampede at New Delhi Railway Station is safe and a high-level committee is investigating the incident.
Responding to a discussion on the functioning of the Railway Ministry in the Rajya Sabha, Vaishnaw told the Upper House that 40 per cent of the total 12 lakh plus employees of the Railways have been recruited in the last ten years. The Railway Minister said that many members have said that there has been no recruitment. How can someone say this? I am unable to understand.
The Union Minister said that in the last ten years, 5 lakh people were employed (by the railways) and as we speak, the recruitment process for 1 lakh people is underway. At the same time, he stressed that the recruitment process has been done in a completely transparent manner.