New Delhi, June 25 -- Congress leader Manickam Tagore on Wednesday criticised the Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for allowing the Railway Board to rehire retired non-gazetted staff on a "volunteer" basis stating that while crores of people apply for jobs every year while only a fraction of vacancies are available.

"Why is the Railway Board rehiring retired staff as "volunteers" when 3.3 lakh posts remain vacant in Indian Railways? Is this your idea of Yuva Shakti?" the Congress leader said in a post on X, addressing the Union Minister.

https://x.com/manickamtagore/status/1937692350404555007

According to data posted by Tagore, from 2023 there are more than 3,32,000 vacant staff positions with only 11.75 lakh positions being filled co...