Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said the department recruited five lakh employees in the last decade – a number slightly higher than the previous decade. He made the statement at the national convention of the All India SC/ST Railway Employees Association, held on Ajani Railway Ground in Nagpur.
The minister said the recruitment number between 2004 and 2014 was 4.4 lakh.
He also highlighted the introduction of an annual recruitment calendar for the first time in Indian Railways’ history.
