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The Railways plans to be the first government department to hire people under the 10 per cent quota for the Economical Weaker Section (EWS). About 13,000 people will join the organisation in the first phase of hiring under the newly announced quota.
The first phase of fresh recruitment for 1,31,328 posts shall be initiated in February-March 2019, said an official release. Around 10 per cent of these vacancies (around 13,100) shall be filled in from the EWS. This recruitment shall be completed by April-May 2020.
First ministry
“Railways will be the first ministry to start the hiring process with a 10 per cent quota for the economic weaker section,” Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said here on Wednesday. The first phase, to hire 1.32 lakh employees, will start after a tender for selection of the examination agency, he added.
With approximately 53,000 and 46,000 employees retiring in 2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively, an additional 99,000 posts will be vacant. This will result in demand for almost 2.3 lakh vacancies, creating opportunities for 23,000 posts for the EWS in two phases.
The recruitment for 1.51 lakh posts is on, leaving over 1.31 posts vacant .
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