Free ?10 lakh insurance for buying Railway tickets online
All railway passengers who buy tickets online will get free accident insurance cover worth ?10 lakh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced on Thursday. Digital payments for railways-run facilities like catering and retiring rooms will get a 5% discount, he added. He also announced a 0.5% discount on digital payments for monthly seasonal tickets in suburban railway networks starting next year.
As demonetisation completed a month today, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced a series of incentives for people to go cashless or pay online. Announcing steps to promote digital payments following the banning of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, the government said payment by cards for petrol and diesel will enjoy a discount of 0.75 per cent.