Railway Board Chairman urgently calls for more staff to manage expanding assets and ensure train safetyRailway Board Chairman Satish Kumar has requested the Finance Ministry to approve the creation of non-gazetted positions in safety and essential categories. Kumar highlighted that the Railways has seen a significant increase in capital expenditure, leading to an expansion of assets. He emphasized the need for more staff to manage the...
more... growing infrastructure and ensure safe train operations, as outsourcing maintenance tasks is not practical. Kumar requested the Finance Ministry to allow the Railways to create non-gazetted posts as needed, either by matching existing vacancies or creating new positions without needing equivalent matching vacancies.
Railway Board ke Chairman Satish Kumar ne Finance Ministry se ek mahatvpurn appeal kiya hai, jisme unhone additional staff ki jaroorat par zor diya hai, taaki Railways ke badhte assets ko manage kiya ja sake aur safe train operations ensure ki ja sake. Kumar ne Secretary (Expenditure) Manoj Govil se baat...
more... karte hue, Railways ko safety aur essential categories me non-gazetted posts banane ka adhikar dene ki jaroorat par zor diya. Last 5 saalon me, Railways ne capital expenditure me kaafi badhaav dekha hai, jiske wajah se assets me bhi badhaav aaya hai. Isme 269% track circuits, 79% railway electrification aur 227% loco sheds me badhaav aaya hai. Kumar ne apne letter me 486% increase in Kavach coverage, 59% locomotives aur 30% train coaches me badhaav ka bhi jikr kiya. Kumar ne yeh bhi kaha ki Railways ke ambitious Mission 3,000 MT target ko 2030 tak achieve karne ke liye, train operations aur infrastructure maintenance ko manage karne ke liye, staff ki badhaav ki jaroorat hai. Unhone yeh bhi kaha ki maintenance tasks ko outsource karna practical nahi hai, kyunki safety concerns hain aur tracks, bridges aur signaling systems ko direct management ki jaroorat hai. Chairman ne Finance Ministry se yeh bhi appeal kiya hai ki woh Ministry of Railways ko non-gazetted posts banane ka adhikar de, chahe woh existing vacancies se match kare ya new positions banaye bina equivalent matching vacancies ki jaroorat ke.