Railways Provide Doctor on ‘Duronto’ Trains

Railways have started a pilot project to provide doctor on Duronto trains. One General Duty Medical Officer and one para-medical staff with medicine and medical equipments including life saving resuscitation equipments will be deputed on Duronto trains to begin with on pilot basis. Doctors have already been provided on nine Duronto trains. This scheme has been started on pilot basis for one year. Necessary medical equipments, whatever feasible, will be provided on trains along with a Doctor and a paramedic staff. For the present, no charges will be levied on passengers for providing medical services on train.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. .

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