Tag: V Sivadasan

The Indian Railways has abolished a total of 72,000 positions in the last six years. Rajya Sabha MP V Sivadasan wrote to Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urging him to reinstate those positions considering the plight of Indian youngsters due to irregularities in recruitment by the country's largest employer. Over 2.4 crore students applied for 1 lakh vacancies advertised by the Indian Railways in 2019. The recruitment drive led to massive protests largely in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar over alleged irregularities by the recruitment board. Among different positions, Railways have abolished the non-gazetted (Group C and D) posts including station masters, ticket collectors, clerks and others. Those who are already employed in those positions will be absorbed by different depart...