Over 26,000 candidates, who have been skilled till November 2023 under the “Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana”, will not have any preference in jobs in the Indian Railways, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha on December 15.
Mr. Vaishnaw said that this scheme was launched in September 2021, adding that 26,791 candidates have completed their training till November 2023.
Responding to a question by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Narayana Koragappa “whether any preference of above trained youth is given for employment in the railways, he said, “No, Sir. This programme is intended to enhance the skill of a person so that he/she can get a job or can start his / her start-up/entrepreneurship.”
