400,000 railway jobs in 2 years: Piyush Goyal reveals mega hiring plans

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said the Indian Railways has decided to recruit at least 230,000 people in the next two years. This announcement comes despite over 150,000 aspirants still waiting to join railway ranks, after appearing for tests conducted last year. “In all, we will create 400,000 more jobs, including these 150,000, who will join our ranks soon,” Goyal said.

Goyal said even after filling up of the current notified vacancies, there will be 132,000 posts with the railways. The board has decided to come up with notifications to fill up these vacancies soon. “In addition, over 100,000