How You Can Claim Accidental Railway Insurance
An Indian Railway Passenger Insurance cover of up to Rs10 lakh can be availed while booking a train ticket online by paying less than one rupee from 31 August.
A person booking a train ticket through the IRCTC website will be able to opt for travel insurance cover for a premium of 92 paise only from 31 August, said a senior Railway Ministry official.
Railway minister Suresh Prabhu had in his budget speech announced that the railways will provide optional travel insurance and Railway Accidental Insurence for train journey at the time of booking.
The new facility will be available to all passengers excluding those traveling on suburban trains while booking online irrespective of the class. It will be started on a trial basis.
The cover will not be applicable for children up to 5 years of age and foreign citizens. It will be for passengers holding tickets such as confirmed, RAC and wait-listed ones, said the official.
The Railway Insurance Scheme for Passengers offers travellers/nominees/legal heirs a compensation of Rs10 lakh in the event of death or total disability, Rs7.5 lakh for partial disability, up to Rs2 lakh for hospitalisation expenses and Rs10,000 for transportation of mortal remains from the place of a train accident or where an untoward incident, including terrorist attack, dacoity, rioting, shootout or arson, occurs.
The Railway Insurance Claim by IRCTC in partnership with ICICI Lombard General Insurance, Royal Sundaram General Insurance, and Shriram General Insurance selected through a bidding process.
A total of 19 companies had participated in the bidding process and 17 were found eligible. The three selected insurance companies will get to issue the insurance policy on a rotational basis through an automated system.
IRCTC has engaged the firms for one year with the provision of extending the contract on a performance basis.
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