Appointment on Compassionate Grounds in Railways

Minister reply to Lok Sabha on appointments in Railways on Compassionate Grounds – 2365 cases pending for various reasons

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 44 BY SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.02.2016 REGARDING

APPOINTMENTS ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS ON THE RAILWAYS

(a): State-wise details of such cases are not maintained. However, a total number of 2395 cases were pending for appointment on compassionate grounds on the Railways as on 31.12.2015. Zone-wise details are as under:-

S. No.	Zonal Railways	Number of pending cases.		S. No.	Zonal Railways	Number of pending cases.
1	Central	354		10	East Central	134
2	Eastern	290		11	East Coast	6
3	Northern	136		12	North Central	34
4	North Eastern	214		13	North Western	72
5	Northeast Frontier	332		14	South East Central	29
6	Southern	200		15	South Western	98
7	South Central	156		16	West Central	38
8	South Eastern	217		17	R.D.S.O.	1
9	Western	79		18	Metro/Kolkata	5
TOTAL		1978		TOTAL		417
1978 + 417 = 2395

(b): Appointment on compassionate grounds is a continuous process on the Railways. Majority of such cases are pending on account of wards being minor, non-availability of suitable vacancies, legal cases pending in courts, etc. Therefore, no time frame can be laid down for the disposal of the pending cases.

Details of Lok Sabha question:-

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 44

ANSWERED ON: 24.02.2016

Appointments on Compassionate Grounds

HARISH DWIVEDI

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:-

(a) the number of pending cases related to appointments on compassionate grounds in Railways, zone-wise and State-wise; and

(b) the time by which the said cases are likely to disposed?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) & (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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Minister for Railways in a reply to Lok Sabha Member question