Railways will initiate measures to recruit two lakh 30 thousand more employees in the next two years. The vacancies are proposed to be filled in two phases.

The first phase of fresh recruitment of one lakh 31 thousand 328 posts will be initiated in February March this year.

The second phase of recruitment of 99 thousand personnel against the vacancies arising out of retirements will be initiated after the first phase recruitment is completed.

Recruitment for one lakh, 51 thousand and 548 posts is going on. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that 10 % of these vacancies will be filled in from Economically Weaker Sections.