OREANDA-NEWS. Budgetary provisions are made by the Railways under head Security for incurring expenditure on the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and for sharing 50% cost on the Government Railway Police (GRP) with respective States which includes pay and all types of allowances in respect of GRP staff including office and supervisory staff upto the level of Superintendent of Police, office expenses and contingencies, cost of Pensionary charges and cost of rent of buildings occupied by GRP staff etc.

 For strengthening and upgradation of security infrastructure, fund is also allocated to zonal railways under Works Programme and Machinery and Plant (M&P) which is utilized by the zonal railways as per laid down norms.

 Arising and filling of vacancies is an ongoing process. Necessary measures for filling up of 12463 vacant as well as newly created posts have already been initiated.