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Bharat Gaurav Scheme

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  • Recently, the Indian Railways’ southern zone flagged off the country’s first privately-run train under the Bharat Gaurav scheme. 

About Bharat Gaurav Scheme 

  • Indian Railways had launched the operation of theme-based Bharat Gaurav train in the month of November 2021. 
  • The objective of this theme is to showcase India’s rich cultural heritage and magnificent historical places to the people of India and the world, through Bharat Gaurav Trains. 
    • This scheme also aims to leverage the core strengths of the professionals of the tourism sector to run theme-based trains to tap the vast tourist potential of India.
  • According to the Bharat Gaurav policy, any operator or service provider, or virtually anyone, can lease trains from Indian Railways to run on a theme-based circuit as a special tourism package. 
    • The tenure of the arrangement is a minimum of two years and maximum of the codal life of the coach. 

Source:IE

 
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