Pocket Book of Labour Statistics 2008

2. EMPLOYMENT

2.3 Employment in Railways, Posts, Telecommunications, Insurance and Banks

As on 31st March

                                                                                                        (‘000)

 

2005

2006

2007

2008

Railways ++

1424

1412

1406

..

 

 

 

 

 

Posts

540

520

501

..

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommuni-cations ##

396

380

371

..

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

  i) Life

115

113

114

114

 ii) Non-Life

72

72

71

70^

 

 

 

 

 

i)Banks+

901

900

899

..

ii) Reserve Bank of India &

23

22

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.

^ Data relates only to four (Public Sector) GIPSAI member companies