Around 1 lakh jobs in fray.
The recruitment division of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS iON) might help the government to conduct a job hunt. According to a report in the Economic Times, Indian Railways planning to hire for one lakh vacancies in coming months. This reportedly will be the world’s largest recruitment drive. It is expected that the online recruitment drive, conducted by a private firm like TCS iON will bring efficiency and transparency in the process.
The company is known to conduct country's most reputed entrance tests such as Common Aptitude Test (CAT) for admission to the Indian Institutes of Management, the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) on behalf of the Indian Institutes of Technology and the All India Engineering Entrance Exam among others.
In 2015, the railways had tied up with TCS iON for pilot test. The tie up was done to conduct Railways' recruitment exams online to introduce transparency. The pilot ran on TCS’s iON-cloud platform.
Meanwhile, it's been reported that the Railway Board has given its nod to engage retired Indian Railways staff at Rs 1,200 per day, to preserve, restore and revive railway heritage items such as steam locomotives, vintage coaches, steam cranes, semaphore signals, station equipment and steam-powered equipment.
"They have the experience to repair and maintain railway heritage and can also act as coaches for the younger generation. It is not an easy task to keep, say a clock - which is 150 years old - ticking even after all these years. The old hands have that expertise," a senior railway official told PTI.
The novel step is to focus on preserving its heritage being neglected for years. In a recent meeting with zonal heads, the board has reportedly decided that proper preservation and display of such heritage items needed to be ensured. The board also plans to open a logbook of all major events related to the Indian Railways, both at zonal railways as well as at the National Rail Museum.
By engaging old hands the Railways reportedly wants to ensure that the expertise of maintaining heritage rolling stock and old equipment are passed on and that the existing treasure trove of railways symbolising 160 years of its existence doesn't get lost.
The principal head of departments have been empowered to hire a maximum 10 retired personnel who have adequate skills for consulting and guiding the process of revival and preservation, according to a railway board letter to the zonal railways issued yesterday.
These retired Indian Railways employees will be placed at railway museums and workshops wherever the maintenance of heritage stocks are required.
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