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New Delhi : Railways Ministry has initiated an investigation and is going on to take stern action as per law against a private agency for inserting an advertisement in a prominent news paper on August 8, 2020, calling for applications against a total number of 5,285 in eight categories on outsourcing basis in Indian Railways on 11 years contract.
It has come to notice of Ministry of Railways that an organization by name of “Avestran Infotech” having website address www.avestran.in has given an advertisement in a prominent news paper on August 8, 2020, calling for applications against a total number of 5,285 posts in eight categories on outsourcing basis on Indian Railways on 11 years contract. The applicants have been asked to deposit Rs 750 as online fee and last date for receipt of applications has been mentioned as 10th September 10, 2020.
It may be informed to all that Advertisement for any Railway recruitment is always done by Indian Railways ONLY. No private agency has been authorised to do the same. The said issuance of said advertisement in question is illegal, the Railways Ministry said on August 9, 2020.
In this connection, it is also clarified that the recruitment of various categories of Group ‘C’ and erstwhile Group ‘D’ posts on Indian Railways is presently catered to by 21 Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and 16 Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC) only and not by any other agency. Vacancies on Indian Railways are filled up by giving wide publicity through Centralised Employment Notifications (CENs), according to a PIB release.
On-line applications are called for from eligible candidates all over the country. CEN is published through Employment News/Rozgar Samachar and an indicative notice is given in National Daily and Local Newspapers. The CEN is also displayed on the official websites of RRBs/RRCs. The website address of all RRBs/RRCs is mentioned in the CEN. The Railways have not authorised any private agency as yet to do the recruitment of staff on its behalf as alleged by the above named agency, the Railways Ministry said.
Railways has initiated its investigation and is going on to take strictest action as per law against the above agency/persons involved in above matter.