Title - Now South East Central Railway will also give bedrolls to RAC passengers - Times Of India

Taking a cue from Central Railway, the South East Central Railway (SECR) too will start giving bedrolls to RAC passengers travelling in air-conditioned coaches.

On Tuesday, Central Railway general manager Subodh Jain, who was on a routine inspection visit of Nagpur division, had announced at a press conference that henceforth RAC passengers would be given bedrolls.


Following the announcement, sources said SECR discovered a Railway Board circular issued in 2009 which states that RAC passengers should be given a blanket and a bedsheet. However, the decision was not honoured by the railways.

SECR senior divisional commercial manager (SrDCM) Pradeep Kumar said, "The SECR was following the circular." However, at a divisional railway users' consultative committee ( DRUCC) meeting held on April 26, when the issue was raised by one of the members, the SECR officials had said it needs Railway Board's approval. It indicated that bedrolls were not supplied to RAC passengers.

"Now it seems the decision will have to be implemented at the national level," said Pravin Dabli, SECR's zonal railway users' consultative committee (ZRUCC) member.