Over 1.25 lakh out of 7.54 lakh safety-related posts vacant in Railways

About 16 per cent of the posts dedicated to ensuring safety are vacant in Railways, which has seen more than 400 mishaps in the past four years, the Rajya Sabha was informed Friday. There are 7.54 lakh safety-related posts in railways across 17 zones out of which 1.25 lakh are unoccupied, the Ministry of Railways said in a statement the Upper House. It told the House that 455 rail mishaps have taken place since 2013, 95 of which occurred in 2016-2017.