Railways to consider jobs to children in lieu of VRS - MoR

Making the safety-related voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) more

lucrative, Railways today said it is considering a move to provide

employment to the ward of an employee availing the scheme as well

as relaxing the age limit under it.



At present, the scheme is available to only gangmen in group D and

drivers in group C attaining the age of 55 to 57 years.



Under the new proposal, the scheme will be extended to all safety

category staff like pointsmen, khalasi and others.



The age limit will be reduced to 50 years and a ward of the staff will

get employment on availing the scheme.



“We are considering the move to provide employment to the ward of

a railway employee availing the scheme,” Railway Minister Mamata

Banerjee said attending a function organised by Indian Railwaymen’s

Federation.

SOURCE;IRTSA