Lok Sabha Question No. 3466 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Theft of Bedrolls
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: JANARDAN MISHRA, RODMAL NAGAR, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3466

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## THEFT OF BEDROLLS

†3466.    SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA: SHRI NAGAR RODMAL: SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the incidents of bedroll theft in AC coaches of the trains have  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Government  during  the  year 2017-18;
- (b) if  so,  the  zone-wise  details  of  the  bedrolls  stolen  during  the  last five years;
- (c) whether the Government has proposed any plan to check bedroll theft ;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government has taken any legal action against any passenger/staff  involved  in  bedroll  theft  and  if  so,  the  zone-wise details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  to  (e)  Yes,  Madam.    A  few  incidents  of  theft  of  bedroll  in  AC coaches  of  the  trains  have  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Government. Moreover, there are some cases of short return of linen items by AC coach attendants.

Coach  attendants  have  been  advised  to  collect  the  bedrolls  from passengers before 30 minutes of destination. In cases of missing/ short return of linen items, the cost of the linen is recovered from concerned staff or from linen distributing contractors. The details of number of passengers and staff arrested for bedroll theft zone-wise during the last five years over Indian Railways is appended. *****

APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF UNSTRARRED QUESTION NO. 3466 BY SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA, SHRI NAGAR  RODMAL,  SHRIMATI  SANTOSH  AHLAWAT  AND  SHRI  SUNIL KUMAR  SINGH  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  02.01.2019 REGARDING THEFT OF BEDROLLS

(a) to (e) The Details of Number of Passengers and Staff arrested for bedroll theft during 5 years 2013-2017 are as under:

| Zonal Railway      |   Number of Passengers arrested in theft of bedroll |   Number of Staff arrested in the theft of Bedroll |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Central            |                                                   0 |                                                  0 |
| Eastern            |                                                   0 |                                                  0 |
| East Central       |                                                   2 |                                                  0 |
| East Coast         |                                                   0 |                                                  0 |
| Northern           |                                                   0 |                                                  0 |
| North Central      |                                                   0 |                                                  0 |
| North Eastern      |                                                   3 |                                                  1 |
| North Western      |                                                   0 |                                                  0 |
| Northeast Frontier |                                                   1 |                                                  0 |
| Southern           |                                                   0 |                                                  0 |
| South Central      |                                                   0 |                                                  0 |
| South East Central |                                                   0 |                                                  2 |
| South Eastern      |                                                   0 |                                                  0 |
| South Western      |                                                   0 |                                                  0 |
| Western            |                                                   1 |                                                  0 |
| West Central       |                                                   0 |                                                  0 |
| TOTAL              |                                                   7 |                                                  3 |

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