Indian Railways short of 1.42 lakh safety staff

Indian Railways is grappling with manpower shortages as 1,42,311 posts are lying vacant in the safety category. According to sources, Southern division of Railways has 44,647 vacancies, Northern division needs 35,494 employees, East Division requires 33,713 employees and Western Division needs 11,259 people. The existing employees are being overworked, putting in up to 14 hours a day.