Railway recruitment exam in Urdu for benefit of J&K people

Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct 28 (PTI) India's
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday announced a slew of
measures for the benefit of people of India's northernmost
state of Jammu and Kashmir, including conducting railways
recruitment exams in Urdu to help the local youth.

"The railway recruitment examinations will be
conducted in Urdu also. Till now it was conducted in English
and Hindi. I have also made Urdu compulsory along with other
regional languages," she said in while speaking at a function
to inaugurate the Anantnag-Qazigund rail link in Kashmir
valley.
The Indian minister said railway concessions for
schools and colleges would now be extended to higher madrasas
as well.
Banerjee also announced some benefits for minority
women and those belonging to the economically backward
classes.
"You will be happy to hear that we have removed
filling of Postal Orders along with railway recruitment forms
for the minority community women and economically backward
classes," she said.
The Railway recruitment examinations would now be held
on the same day throughout India to benefit people from all
states.
The Minister said she would also look into the issue
of compensation for those whose land was acquired by Railways.
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