IRCTC to Compensate Rail Passengers of Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express for Delay
- In a first of its kind offer, IRCTC, a subsidiary of the Indian Railways, will compensate the passengers of the new Lucknow to New Delhi Tejas Express in case of delay in the train schedule.
Rate of compensation
- Rs 100 – Delay for over an hour
- Rs 250 – Delay for over two hours.
- This compensation is in addition to the Rs 25 lakh free insurance that will be given to passengers of the train.
- The Lucknow to New Delhi Tejas Express will be flagged off on October 4, 2019 and the first commercial run will begin on October 5, 2019.
- It must be noted that Lucknow – Delhi Tejas Express is the first train of the Indian Railways that will be fully run by its subsidiary IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) and is first step towards privatising operations of some trains.