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'Govt is converting a disaster into profits': Rahul Gandhi on 'Shramik Specials'
On Twitter, the Congress leader tagged a news report that claimed Indian Railways was making profit by running 'Shramik Specials' for transporting migrants during the pandemic
1 min read25 Jul 2020No demand for Shramik trains since 9 July, says rail board chairman
'After 9 July, we have no received demand from originating states. But railways is ready to run trains (in the future) if there is demand,' Vinod Kumar Yadav said in a virtual briefing
1 min read23 Jul 20204,165 Shramik Specials operated from 1 May to 9 July, all demand met: Railways
The Ministry of Railways has said it subsidised the ticket prices for migrant workers by agreeing to pay 85%, while state governments have been asked to pay the remaining 15%
1 min read23 Jul 2020No demand for Shramik Special trains, says railways ministry
Indian railways had operated 4,596 Shramik Specials, since it first kicked off on May 1Demand for these special trains started diminishing since the beginning of the month, after a need of these trains had peaked between May 22 and 26, when over 200 trains were being run daily
1 min read29 Jun 2020Railways earns ₹360 crore, ferrying more than 60 lakh passengers
In the last three months, Indian Railways is worked on a war footing to modify train coaches into patient isolation wardsRailways has run 4,450 Shramik Special trains, carrying more than 60 lakh workers back to their home towns
2 min read15 Jun 20204,450 Shramik Specials ferried over 60 lakh migrants home: Railways
Average fare on Shramik Special trains was ₹600 per person, said RailwaysOfficials said the cost of operating a migrant special was between ₹75-80 lakh
1 min read15 Jun 2020Indian Railways receive request for 63 Shramik Special trains
The development comes soon after the Supreme Court directed the Centre and state governments to transport stranded migrant workers to their hometowns and villages within 15 days4,277 Shramik Specials have been operated by railways to transport approximately 60 lakh people to their home states
1 min read12 Jun 2020Never called Shramik Special trains 'Corona Express', people are saying: Mamata
Mamata's comments came a day after Amit Shah, addressing a virtual rally for West Bengal, accused her of 'insulting' migrant workers returning to the state on Shramik Special trainsMigrant crisis has happened due to unplanned lockdown; 11 lakh people have returned to West Bengal, says Mamata
1 min read10 Jun 2020Post SC order, states told to provide residual demand for Shramik Specials by tomorrow
The announcement came after Supreme Court's order to send migrants home in 15 daysAny number of 'Shramik Special' trains will be provided within 24 hours, said Indian Railways
1 min read9 Jun 2020Demand for Shramik Specials wane, Railways gets request for trains till 16 June
States such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal, Goa, among others have requested for 171 trains to send stranded migrant workers back to their home states
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