Outsourcing in railways created 2.41 lakh jobs in 5 years: Gohain
New Delhi, Aug 1 : The government on Wednesday said it provided employment to over 2.41 lakh candidates through outsourcing in the railways in the last five years.
"As far as indirect employment generation is concerned, the same is generated in the railways ecosystem through outsourcing of non-core activities/ works through contracting agencies," Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.
"During the last five years, approximately 2.41 lakh candidates have been empanelled to fill vacancies all over Indian Railways," Gohain said.
The Minister also said that currently, recruitment is underway for appointing about one lakh employee through the Railway Recruitment Board.
Gohain said that currently, there are 62,907 vacancies for Group D posts in the railways, 26,502 for Assistant Loco Pilots and technicians, and 8,619 for constables and 1,120 for Sub-Inspectors in the Railway Protection Force.
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Death toll from Israeli strikes in northeast Lebanon rises from 8 to 24, Lebanese news agency says
Deir al-Balah, Nov 1: Israeli airstrikes on Friday killed at least 24 people in northeastern Lebanon, the country's news agency said, raising the death toll from eight there.
It was the latest deadly toll in the area since the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah escalated last month.
Israel's military has said that its operation in Lebanon is targeting Hezbollah's military infrastructure.
Lebanon's state National news Agency reported four airstrikes in different villages across country's northeast, saying rescuers were still searching for survivors in Younine, a town in the Bekaa Valley, from the rubble of a targeted house.
Hussein Haj Hassan, a Lebanese lawmaker representing the region in Baalbek-Hermel region, said that 60,000 people have already fled their homes in the area due to Israeli bombardment.
