Indian Railways housekeeping staff throws trash on tracks from moving train; Central Railway respondsIn this shocking video, Indian Railways housekeeping staff could be seen throwing garbage out of a moving train. The video has gone viral a...
02 Jan, 2024, 07.49 PM IST
Railways readies to save cost and better passenger experience on Vande Bharat trainsThe Indian Railways is set to enhance cost savings and improve passenger experience on Vande Bharat trains through its Yatri Seva Anubandh ...
27 Nov, 2023, 12.11 AM IST
First train under 'Bharat Gaurav' scheme flagged off to ShirdiAccording to an official release, the rates are on par with regular train ticket rates charged by Indian Railways and provide exclusive VIP...
15 Jun, 2022, 07.06 AM IST
Shatabdis cleanest among premium trains, Durontos worst: Rail surveyThe 'Train Cleanliness Survey 2018', covering 210 trains categorised premium and non-premium, indicate passengers rating all trains poorly ...
20 Jan, 2019, 10.51 AM IST
Railways rechristens its 'safaiwalas' as 'housekeeping staff'; their duties, pay to remain sameThe term 'safaiwala' indicates a 'Group D' employee usually working in medical, operating or any other departments dealing with the cleanli...
22 Oct, 2018, 08.56 PM IST
Passenger ratings to decide Central railway housekeeper’s payThe Central Railway said that it has decided to release payments to the contractor of the onboard house keeping staff based on the feedback...
18 Oct, 2018, 12.27 PM IST
Northeast Frontier Railway introduces train captain in Rajdhani ExpressTo improve onboard services and redress passengers' grievances, NF Railway has introduced 'Train Captain' in premium trains from yesterday.
22 Jun, 2018, 09.00 PM IST
Mandatory database of labour, liquidity criteria for bidding for contracts: Rail ministryThe ministry release also said a contractor bidding for a service would be disqualified if penalty has been levied three times in the last ...
05 Feb, 2018, 09.48 PM IST
Indian Railways to create database of contract workers, give benefits like organised sectorThe new policy has introduced, for the first time, a digital contract labour management system which will be a database of all contractual ...
04 Feb, 2018, 12.33 PM IST
Railways to roll-out water management policy by January endSuggestions have been floated about setting up of a 'National Railway Water Management Fund' which will give incentives to Railway division...
11 Jan, 2017, 07.15 PM IST
Konkan Railway Corporation Limited gets good response for its Clean My Coach facility"We have been getting good response for Clean My Coach facility. It is helping us to serve the travelers better," KRCL Public Relation Mana...
19 Apr, 2016, 12.28 PM IST
Konkan Railway introduces 'Clean My Coach' facility in 2 trainsKR in a statement issued here appealed to passengers to avail of the services and enjoy their travel in a clean environment.
09 Apr, 2016, 03.51 PM IST
Bio-vacuum toilets in premier trainsAll premier trains including semi-high speed trains will be equipped with bio-vacuum toilets as per the Railways' plan for cleanliness and ...
27 Feb, 2016, 07.54 PM IST
Central Railway to introduce waste disposal bags in AC coaches of 2 trainsIn a first, the Central Railway has introduced bio-degradable environment friendly garbage disposal bags for its passengers.
11 Sep, 2015, 03.32 PM IST
Railways to launch 'Clean My Coach' mobile app to get coaches cleanedIn line with Modi government's 'Swachh Bharat' mission, the railways is to launch 'Clean My Coach' mobile app for all long-distance trains.
06 Jun, 2015, 01.14 PM IST
Railways to launch SMS-based service for hygiene complaintsService will be on select trains to facilitate passengers to contact onboard staff through SMS or phone call for complaints related to clea...
09 Jun, 2013, 10.35 AM IST
Rail Budget 2012: Nine new entities lined up, railways to hire one lakh additional employeesThe fine print reveals is that of the Rs 10,285 crore increase that is budgeted for in 2012-13, over 55% is on account of higher wages and ...
15 Mar, 2012, 11.30 AM IST