Indian Railways withdraws Ramayana Express’ staff dress code

Indian Railways withdrew the saffron attire of its serving staff on board the Ramayana Special Trains following objections. 

Indian Railways withdraws Ramayana Express’ staff dress code

New Delhi: Indian Railways withdrew the saffron attire of its serving staff on board the Ramayana Special Trains following objections. 

 "Dress of service staff is completely changed in the look of professional attire of service staff. Inconvenience caused is regretted," says the Railways.

 Seers from Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain demanded that the dress code of the staff aboard the Ramayan Express must be changed, the Indian Railways on Monday withdrew their uniform, news agency PTI reported.

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Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "We've learned from it. When we deal with any point in culture then there are many sensitive points to it. We must consciously adopt in our processes of designing, food, dress and other things. So we should move forward with this learning".  

The deluxe AC train provides two types of accommodation- 1st AC and 2nd AC. It also has security features of CCTV cameras and security guards for each coach. The train also features two fine dining restaurants, a modern kitchen, shower cubicles in coaches etc.

IRCTC is offering standard and comfort category facilities in the packages. While the standard category package on Sleeper Class is priced at Rs. 900/- plus taxes per person per day, the comfort category package on AC 3-Tier is priced at Rs. 1500/- plus taxes per passenger per day only.