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Indian Railways: 2.74 lakh posts vacant, over 1.7 lakh in safety category: RTI report |Oneindia News

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Indian Railways: 2.74 lakh posts vacant, over 1.7 lakh in safety category: RTI report |Oneindia News

Indian Railways: 2.74 lakh posts vacant, over 1.7 lakh in safety category: RTI report |Oneindia News

The Indian Railways said that more than 2.74 lakh posts in the Railways are lying vacant as of this month.

Over 1.7 lakh of them are in the safety category alone.

A Madhya Pradesh-based Right to Information (RTI) Act activist Chandra Shekhar Gaur filed some questions pertaining to the railways.

In its reply to the questions, the Railways said that 2,74,580 posts are vacant in the Group C category, including Level 1 or entry-level staff.

It said that it includes 1,77,924 vacancies in the safety category.

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