Railways New Guidelines: Railways provide bedsheets, towels and pillows to the passengers traveling in AC coaches, but nowadays passengers also take these railway goods home with them. Railways has made a big change in the rules from now on.
Indian Railways Rules: Many types of facilities are provided to the passengers by the Railways. Every day lakhs of passengers travel in the railways, but now the railways is troubled by the passengers traveling in the train. Railways provides the facility of bedsheets, towels and pillows to the passengers traveling in AC coaches, but nowadays passengers also take these railway goods home with them. Railways has made a big change in the rules from now on. Railway has told that if any passenger steals any goods from now on, he will be punished.
New guideline released
Railway has also issued a complete guideline regarding this. Railway has issued this guideline for those traveling in AC coaches. Railways is very upset due to all these antics of the passengers.
Railways suffer loss of lakhs
Let us tell you that due to these habits of the passengers, the Railways has lost lakhs of rupees this year. Railways have told that apart from bedsheets, blankets, passengers steal spoons, kettles, taps, toilet bowls, due to which the railways have to suffer huge losses.
On which route does more luggage go missing?
In the trains of Bilaspur zone of Chhattisgarh, people are fiercely stealing railway goods. Blankets, bed sheets, pillow covers, face towels are continuously being stolen in long distance express trains running from Bilaspur and Durg.
55 lakhs have faced theft in 4 months
While giving information, Railways has told that in the last 4 months, goods worth about Rs 55 lakh have been stolen in the trains running from Bilaspur zone. According to media reports, goods worth Rs 55 lakh 97 thousand 406 have been stolen in the last four months.
How much theft was faced
Please tell that in the last four months, 12886 face towels have been stolen, the cost of which is Rs 559381. At the same time, 18208 bedsheets have been stolen in 4 months by passengers traveling in AC. Its price is around Rs.2816231. Apart from this, 19767 pillow covers have been stolen, which cost Rs 1014837, 2796 blankets cost Rs 1171999, 312 pillows cost Rs 34956.
Jail and punishment can be
While giving information, Railways has told that stealing goods in this way is legally wrong. Railways will take action against such passengers under the Railway Property Act 1966. In this, the passengers will be fined as well as punished. In this, you have a provision of jail for a maximum of 5 years and fine is also imposed by the Railways.
