Railways planning to cut 3 lakh jobs, employees above 55 years old to face close scrutiny
The railway ministry has written to the heads of all railway zones informing about this move and has also asked them to review the performance of each employee in their respective zones.
The Indian Railways, which is the largest employer in the country with close to 1.4 million (approx 14 lakh employees), is planning for a massive job cut which could affect nearly 3 lakh employees.
The railway ministry has written to the heads of all railway zones informing about this move and has also asked them to review the performance of every employee in their respective zones.
The move could majorly impact railway employees who are above 55 years old.
The Railway ministry has also asked managers of each zone to prepare a list of employees who are above 55 years of age in their respective zones.
With this massive job cut move, the Indian Railways, which is the largest employer in the country, is aiming to bring the total strength of its employees to around 10 lakh from the present number which is somewhere between 13-14 lakh.