No massage services to passengers, announced Railways

Railways dropped the plan to offer massage services to passengers on trains after the party's own leaders began criticising the government terming the step as 'against Indian culture'
No massage services to passengers, announced Railways

New Delhi: Regressive? Well, you may find it so but Piyush Goel has decided not to go ahead with 'massage on the go' plan on Railways. The decision came on Saturday. The massage facility to passengers was to be made available in 39 trains originating from Indore. And BJP's newly-elected Indore MP Shankar Lalwani only wrote a letter to the railway minister saying that the plan was against the Indian culture to provide massage services to passengers in the presence of fellow women travellers.

Railways issued a statement

The Railways issued a statement on Saturday and announced that the proposal on providing head, neck and foot massages to passengers of 39 trains originating from Indore has been withdrawn. "Proposal for the introduction of head and/or foot massage services to be provided in the trains originating from Indore was initiated by Ratlam Division of Western Railways.
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As soon as this proposal came to the notice of higher authorities of Western Railways, it has been decided to withdraw this proposal of starting massage services in trains," the statement said.

What was the original plan?

According to the plan introduced by Railways earlier this week, the head, neck and foot massage facility was to be made available in a total 39 trains. All of them originating from Indore, including Dehradun-Indore Express (14317), New Delhi-Indore Intercity Express (12416) and Indore-Amritsar Express (19325). The massage service was to be offered into three categories gold, diamond and platinum.

In the gold category, any non-sticky or olive oil was to be used and it would have cost Rs 100 to a passenger, while the diamond service was to be provided for Rs 200 and any essential oil was to be used. The platinum package was to be with cream for Rs 300. All the services would have been provided for 15-20 minutes.

"We respect suggestions"

"Western Railway respects the suggestions given by its consumers and their appropriate suggestions are also implemented from time to time. Western Railways also appreciates the positive suggestions of public representatives, railway consumers, and public at large," the statement of the ministry said, indicating that it had received negative feedback from passengers as well.

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