Indian Railways operate 642 “Shramik Special” trains till May 13 

New Delhi, May 13 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Around 7.90 Lacs passengers have reached their home State Passengers are being given free meals and water Trains being run by Railways only after concurrence is given both by the State which is sending the passengers and the State which is receiving them

               Subsequent to the Ministry of Home Affairs order regarding movement of migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places by special trains, Indian Railways had decided to operate “Shramik Special” trains.

               As on 13th May 2020, a total of 642 “Shramik Special” trains have been operationalized from various states across the country.

            These 642 trains were terminated in various states like Andhra Pradesh (3 Trains), Bihar (169 Trains), Chattisgarh (6 Trains), Himachal Pradesh (1 Train), Jammu & Kashmir (3 Trains), Jharkhand (40 Trains), Karnataka (1 Train), Madhya Pradesh (53 Trains), Maharashtra (3 Trains), Manipur (1 Train), Mizoram (1 Train), Odisha (38 Trains), Rajasthan(8 Trains), Tamil Nadu (1 Train), Telangana (1 Train), Tripura (1 Train),  Uttar Pradesh (301 Trains), Uttarakhand (4 Trains), West Bengal(7 Trains).

               Proper screening of passengers is ensured before boarding the train. During the journey, passengers are given free meals and water.