Indian Railways on Wednesday announced 20,000 extra vacancies in the department in order to create more employment opportunities. According to the information released by the railways department led by Union Minister Piyush Goyal, the existing 90,000 vacancies will be increased to 1,10,000 after the latest hike. If the reports are to be believed, the advertisements for the new vacancies will be rolled out in the month of May this year.
As per the infographic released by the railways, the new vacancies will include 11,000 posts for assistant loco pilots and technicians (L-1 and L-2 categories). The remaining 9,000 will be for sub-inspectors and constables in Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF). It was also stated that around 50% reservation will be provided to women for the sub-inspector and constable posts