New Delhi, July 13: Unveiling safety measures in the face of a series of rail mishaps, Railway Minister Nitish Kumar today announced a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) for safety-related frontline staff like train drivers, gangmen and pointsmen above 50 years. "If they decide to take VRS, one member each from their family would be employed in the railways on campassionate grounds," Kumar said while delivering the valedictory address at the two-day national workshop on railway safety here.
The workshop was attended by over 200 safety-related frontline staff like drivers, gangmen, pointsmen and station masters. Bureau Report