After Supreme Court order, Railways extends travel insurance scheme to counter tickets

The Supreme Court has ordered the Railway Board to extend an optional travel insurance facility to passengers booking reserved tickets through offline mode or from railway counters. Previously, the facility was only available for reserved tickets booked online. The board has directed all railway zones to ensure the facility at railway counters by October 27 and asked staff to inform passengers about its implementation.

The scheme applies to Indian citizens and is available for confirmed, partly confirmed, and RAC tickets at the time of booking. The passengers will be charged a 45 paise premium per counter ticket, paid digitally. The Railway Board has emphasized the importance of providing this coverage to passengers from remote areas who rely on counter tickets for travel.

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