Indian Railways will now provide printed blankets instead of dirty white blankets. This step has been taken keeping in mind the cleanliness of the passengers. It has started with Jaipur-Asarwa Express and will soon be implemented in all trains.
New Delhi: From now on there will be no need to use dirty white blankets while traveling in the train. Indian Railways has come forward to remove the dusty and rarely washed white blankets. Railways has introduced printed blankets in traditional Sanganeri design.
As part of the ‘Vocal for Local’ mission, printed blankets will now be provided in AC coaches. On Thursday, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav introduced printed blanket covers in all AC coaches of Jaipur-Asarwa Express. The Railway Minister said that this step has been taken keeping in mind the cleanliness of the passengers.
Steps taken keeping in mind the cleanliness of passengers: Railway Minister
Till now, passengers in AC coaches of all long distance trains of Indian Railways were provided blankets, pillows and white sheets for sleeping. In some trains, white towels were also provided for the convenience of passengers. According to Indian Railways sources, the white blankets used by passengers in AC coaches are not cleaned regularly. They are washed only once or twice a month. Because of this the white blankets of AC coaches remain dirty.
Keeping in mind the cleanliness of the passengers, printed blankets will now be given. There will also be covers for all the sheets. There are indications that soon it will be started in all the trains of the country. In a notification issued by the Railways, it has been said that this will promote cleanliness, uniformity and better on-board experience. Dirty blankets used to become a cause of trouble for the passengers during train travel.