The Indian Railways on Monday said it had ferried 60 lakh migrant workers home since May 1 through Shramik Special trains but managed to recover only 15 per cent of operational cost.
Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said the average fare per person on Shramik Special trains was Rs 600 and the national transporter had run 4,450 Shramik trains so far. The Railways generated a revenue of around Rs 360 crore.
“A very few of the migrants are now left to be sent back. We are coordinating with state governments to take them home as well,” Yadav said.
Confirming that over 50 railway coaches have already been deployed in Delhi for patients, Yadav said that his department had written to the states to put forward their requisitions of more isolation coaches.
“Railways would provide separate coaches for suspected and confirmed Covid patients, all of which would be under the care of the chief medical officer of the state,” he said.
