Question : Conversion of Coaches into Covid Care Units

(a) whether the Government has taken effective steps to open Passenger railway transport as its operations were halted amid the outbreak of the COVID-19;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the approximate time by which the passenger train services are to be restored;
(c) the appropriate action plan decided or to be taken by the Government to mitigate the problems faced by people once the train services restart all over the country after COVID-19 lockdown;
(d) whether the Government has provided large number of rail coaches for temporary COVID-19 treatment and care units during the lockdown crisis;
(e) if so, the details thereof and the utility status of such transformed rail coaches in the country, railway zone-wise; and
(f) the approximate time by which these transformed coaches are likely to be put into passenger transport again?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
(a) to (f) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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