Mumbai: Rs 1 lakh home theft insurance on Tejas Express

MUMBAI: If you are travelling on the Tejas Express from Mumbai to Ahmedabad and there is a theft at your home during the journey, you need not worry. Passengers will be reimbursed through insurance, which is part of the ticket. The insurance for theft at home is up to Rs1 lakh, an official from IRCTC said.

The inaugural run of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express will be on January 17, while the full-fledged commercial run will be from January 19.

This is one of the benefits being extended by IRCTC as part of the ticket, sources said. Moreover, if the train is delayed by over an hour, but less than two hours, passengers will get Rs 100 compensation. For any delay of more than two hours, the passenger will get refund of Rs 250.

“It’s a complimentary insurance of Rs1 lakh. Not a single paisa is charged in the ticket,” an official said.

The maximum fare should not be more than Rs 2,600 (executive class) and the minimum is around Rs 1,400 (chair car), an official said.

Source: The Times of India

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