Corona pandemic: Over 1k railway workers are getting infected every day, 1,952 lost their lives

  • Indian Railways is the largest employer not only in the country but all over the world, where more than 1.3 million employees work.
  • In such a situation, the railway is not untouched by the corona epidemic. Every day, about a thousand railway workers are getting infected with the corona.
  • At the same time, 1,952 employees have lost their lives. Railway Board Chairman Sunit Sharma said, "We are in the business of transport, we have to carry people and goods."
  • A few days ago, the Railway Union 'All India Railway Men's Federation' wrote a letter to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.
  • It demanded a compensation of Rs 50 lakh on the lines of frontline workers for railway workers who lost their lives in the Corona era.
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