Senior official says Rs 20 crore of Rs 24 crore spent on migrant trains borne by railways
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A senior government official said the Ministry of Railways had run 34 ‘Shramik special’ trains for transporting migrant labour to their home states amid Covid-19 lockdown till May 3. The official further said the total estimated cost for all 34 trains that was roughly about Rs 24 crore. Only 15% of Rs 24 crore was paid by state governments while the remaining 85% that is roughly equal to Rs 20 crore was borne by the Railways.