Question : RESERVATION QUOTA IN GOA EXPRESS

(a) whether the reservation quota for Miraj Railway Station in Goa Express has been cancelled by the South-Western Railway;

(b) if so, whether soldiers and passengers boarding from Miraj, Sangli, Karad and Satara Railway Stations in Western Maharashtra do not get reservation due to cancellation of Miraj quota; and

(c) if so, the steps taken by the Railways to ease inconvenience caused to passengers of Western Maharashtra on this count?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS(DR. R.VELU)

(a) The remote location quota provided at Miraj in Goa Express has been shifted to Pune.

(b) The passengers from these stations can access Pooled quota.

(c) Does not arise.