Insurance coverage on Indian Railways

[sneharaj]

How much coverage will be provided under the railway insurance cover by the Indian Railways?

[kelvindsouza1]

Based on recent articles, coverage upto Rs. 10 lakhs will be provided to travelers in case of death.

[shef]

As I understand, the coverage provided to the travelers is based on the type of injury.

[abhishek]

under the scheme  passenger is entitled to get Rs 10 lakh in case of death and to the person who is permanently disabled.The Passenger would get a compensation of RS 7.5 Lakh in case of partial disability,while Rs 2 Lakh will be paid for the hospitalisation expense.The insurance company would also pay Rs 10,000 for the transportation the mortal remains.