Odisha follow accident: Even ticketless travellers will receive compensation 

By PTI

NEW DELHI:  The railways on Sunday said that even ticketless travellers on board the passenger trains involved throughout the Odisha accident will receive compensation.

This is consistent with a Supreme Court order, officers said.

“Irrespective of the passengers being ticketless (or not), they will receive compensation,” railway spokesperson Amitabh Sharma said.

Speaking to reporters, Jaya Verma Sinha, a Member of Operations and Business Development of the Railway Board, said that every affected individual admitted to hospitals has a scout or a data with him to help his kin to hint him.

Verma further said the helpline amount 139 is accessible whereby senior rail officers are answering calls and are trying to connect with as many people as doable.

“The family members of the injured or deceased can call us and we will make sure that they are able to meet them. We will take care of their journey and other expenses,” she said.

The railways moreover said that the 139 corporations will proceed uninterrupted and may assure speedy disbursal of ex-gratia launched by the rail minister — Rs 10 lakh in case of lack of life, Rs 2 lakh for grievous accidents and Rs 50,000 for minor accidents.

So far, the railways have disbursed Rs 3.22 crore as ex-gratia in 285 circumstances — 11 deaths, 50 grievous accidents and 224 minor accidents.

The Indian Railways is paying ex-gratia amount at seven areas — Soro, Kharagpur, Balasore, Khantapara, Bhadrak, Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.

There are spherical 200 victims who’re however to be acknowledged.

The South Eastern Railway has put up their footage on its web page for identification capabilities.

NEW DELHI:  The railways on Sunday said that even ticketless travellers on board the passenger trains involved throughout the Odisha accident will receive compensation.

This is consistent with a Supreme Court order, officers said.

“Irrespective of the passengers being ticketless (or not), they will receive compensation,” railway spokesperson Amitabh Sharma said.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Speaking to reporters, Jaya Verma Sinha, a Member of Operations and Business Development of the Railway Board, said that every affected individual admitted to hospitals has a scout or a data with him to help his kin to hint him.

Verma further said the helpline amount 139 is accessible whereby senior rail officers are answering calls and are trying to connect with as many people as doable.

“The family members of the injured or deceased can call us and we will make sure that they are able to meet them. We will take care of their journey and other expenses,” she said.

The railways moreover said that the 139 corporations will proceed uninterrupted and may assure speedy disbursal of ex-gratia launched by the rail minister — Rs 10 lakh in case of lack of life, Rs 2 lakh for grievous accidents and Rs 50,000 for minor accidents.

So far, the railways have disbursed Rs 3.22 crore as ex-gratia in 285 circumstances — 11 deaths, 50 grievous accidents and 224 minor accidents.

The Indian Railways is paying ex-gratia amount at seven areas — Soro, Kharagpur, Balasore, Khantapara, Bhadrak, Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.

There are spherical 200 victims who’re however to be acknowledged.

The South Eastern Railway has put up their footage on its web page for identification capabilities.