Pocket Book of Labour  Statistics 2007

2. EMPLOYMENT

Table 2.3

 

 Employment in Railways, Posts, Telecommunications,

Insurance and Banks    

As on 31st March                                           

                                                                                                                     (‘000)

 

2004

2005

2006

2007

Railways ++

1442

1424£

1412

..

 

 

 

 

 

Posts

549

540

520

..

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommuni-cations ##

404

396

380

..

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

  i) Life

116

115

113

114

 ii) Non-Life

73

72

72

71*

 

 

 

 

 

i)Banks+

882

901

900

..

ii) Reserve Bank of India &

25

23

22

..

Source : Railway Board; Deptt. Of Posts; Deptt. Of Telecomminications; LIC, GIPSAI  & RBI.

++ Includes Railways Protection Special Force personnel

## Includes BSNL from 2001 onwards and  MTNL from 2000 onwards.

+ = All Scheduled Commercial Banks and Regional Rural Banks

&= As on 31st December of the respective financial year.