Resolve service issues of Waltair Division employees after split, DRUCC member asks Railway Board
A railway union representative has urged the Railway Board to resolve administrative confusion regarding seniority and transfers following the bifurcation of the Waltair Division. The split has affected 18,000 employees, leading to calls for a formal grievance mechanism and better inter-departmental coordination.
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Administrative restructuring in large public sector organizations can significantly impact employee welfare and operational efficiency.
Visakhapatnam Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee (DRUCC) member and a former senior leader of the Railway Employees’ Union, Chalasani Gandhi, on Tuesday (July 21, 2026) asked the Railway Board to urgently resolve issues of service, seniority, promotions and transfers faced by thousands of employees in the Visakhapatnam Railway Division.
In a release, he said the South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone came into effect on June 1, 2026, and the erstwhile Waltair Division was reconstituted into the Visakhapatnam Division under South Coast Railway, while the Rayagada Division was formed by combining the Kottavalasa-Kirandul (K-K) and Koraput-Rayagada (K-R) railway lines under East Coast Railway.
Due to this reorganisation, about 18,000 employees of the Waltair Division were split into two groups. Of these, about 10,000 are continuing in the Visakhapatnam Division, while the remaining 8,000 are in the Rayagada Division.
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