Engagement of Ex-Servicemen as Gatemen on contract basis – Railway Board Order RBE No. 50/2026 dated 30.06.2026
RBE No. 50/2026
भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
रेलवे बोर्ड (RAILWAY BOARD)
No. E(NG)II/2021/RC-4/1
New Delhi, Dated:- 30.06.2026
The General Manager (P),
All Zonal Railways
(As per standard mail list)
Sub:- Engagement of Ex-Servicemen as Gatemen on contract basis.
Ref.:- Board’s letter No. E(NG)II/2021/RC-4/1 dated 06.11.2024 (RBE No. 104/2024).
Attention is invited to Board’s letter under reference above. Keeping in view the operational requirements, the aforesaid scheme has been reviewed and Board (MI, MF & CRB) have decided that Ex-servicemen may be engaged as Gatemen (in Engineering department) by the Zonal Railways on contract basis directly through Ex-servicemen Welfare Boards under the Central/State Governments.
2. Total number of such engagements i.e, Ex-servicemen as Gatemen (in Engineering departments) on contract basis will be limited to 7220 (Seven Thousand Two Hundred and Twenty only) as per zone-wise quota indicated in the enclosed “Annexure”.
3. All the other terms and conditions of RBE No. 104/2024 shall remain unchanged.
Digitally Sd/-
(U. K. Tiwari)
Director, Estt.(N)
Railway Board
Annexure to Railway Board’s letter No. E(NG)II/2021/RC-4/1 dated .06.2026 (RBE No. /2026)
| Sl. No. | Railway | No. of Gatemen (Engineering Deptt) Railway-wise Quota |
| 1 | CR | 152 |
| 2 | ECoR | 206 |
| 3 | ECR | 1795 |
| 4 | ER | 244 |
| 5 | NCR | 0 |
| 6 | NER | 91 |
| 7 | NFR | 730 |
| 8 | NR | 1286 |
| 9 | NWR | 446 |
| 10 | SCR | 266 |
| 11 | SECR | 0 |
| 12 | SER | 53 |
| 13 | SR | 918 |
| 14 | SWR | 67 |
| 15 | WCR | 0 |
| 16 | WR | 966 |
| Total | 7220 |
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