According to this, the 1% reservation is applicable to orphans in institutions or otherwise, provided the applicant has been unable to trace their parents or any relatives and is further unaware of their caste.
The host of vacancies include technician posts under Group C Level II like fitter, crane driver, blacksmith, and carpenter and Group C Level I (formerly Group D) posts like track maintainer, points man, helper, gateman etc.
Following a meeting with Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani, where zonal heads brought the issue of being understaffed to light on November 24, the Railways may soon speed up its recruitment process.