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Ticket to ride ; The West Bengal Government is planning to introduce insurance benefits for the passengers of the 2,000 long-distance state transport buses probably a subtle way to make bus travel look like a more palatable prospect.

The West Bengal Government is planning to introduce insurance benefits for the passengers of the 2,000 long-distance state transport buses probably a subtle way to make bus travel look like a more palatable prospect.

The initial plan was to have passengers using the state tranport bus network to pay Rs 5 for a distance of under 300 km and Rs 10 for a 300 kmplus journey towards insurance.

However given the fact that all fares on public transport have been increased following the petrol price hike, those plans were shelved.

The insurance cover though has ...

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