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3. All India Helpline No.-139
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Previously the helpline no.139 was limited to general queries only, such as
train booking, ticket availability, train timings, train running details etc. and
simultaneously there were many other helpline numbers such as All India Security
Helpline „182‟
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, All India Passenger Helpline „138‟
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, and almost every state had
their own security helpline numbers for Government Railway Police (GRP), however
after revamping the public grievance mechanism and implementation of Centralized
„All India Helpline No.139‟ all the other helplines were scraped. Presently the All
India Helpline No.139 is shared with every department of Indian Railways and the
prompt response to the complaints raised are ensured and monitored by the Divisional
Railway Managers and General Managers. To ensure the customer satisfaction and
betterment of the passengers of the Indian Railways the departments are encouraged
by presenting them shield
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(reward) for the performance, which has been achieving
positive results in favour of smooth running of the railways and passengers of the
Indian Railways. Sometimes the passengershave to suffer a lot calling the toll free
„All India Helpline No.139‟ as it goes on holding for about 10-30 minutes and in case
of urgency it can‟t be useful.
4. Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System - 2 -
(CPGRAMS)
In order to address the Public Grievances, the Central Government of India
established a Public Grievance Redressal body in the year 2007, the flagship initiative
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“Now, single 139 railway helpline for all queries,” The Hindu, 8 March 2021.
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All India Security Helpline „182‟ was provided over Indian Railway to facilitate the travelling
passenger. The service was very important public service and had played an important role in any
emergency like crime against woman, onboard unlawful activity, train accidents, medical attention
required fire etc. However, after short-term implementation of the same, it was abrogated after
introduction of Centralized All India Helpline No.139.
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All India Passenger Helpline „138‟was provided over Indian Railway to facilitate the travelling
passenger as a public interface for quarries/complaints related to Medical Emergency, Cleanliness,
Food & Catering, Coach Maintenance, Linen etc. (Except Security)
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Indain Railways, “Criteria Shield”available at:
https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,523,1247.