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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.
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India Today
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July 14, 2008
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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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