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<div>{{short description|Indian Railways organisation}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}<br />
{{Infobox organization<br />
|name= Railway Board<br />
|type = [[Government Organisation]]<br />
|logo = <br />
|purpose =<br />
|headquarters = [[New Delhi]], India<br />
|leader_title = Chairperson<br />
|leader_name = P. K. Krishna Das<br />
|region_served = India<br />
|members = Nirmala Kishore Bollina,Bichitra Narayan Kalita, Ajay Kumar Yadav , Sunil Ram , Vibhashwani Aswasthi , Richa Pandey Mishra , Girishbhai Raysanghbhai Rajgor , Chottubhai Eknath Patil , Harvind Kohli , Ram Kumar Pahana , Madhusudhana P. , G.V Manjunatha , Abhilash Pandey , Rajendra Ashok Phadke , Kailash Laxman Verma , Dilip Kumar Mallick ,Tajinder Singh Sran , Bhajan lal Sharma , K RaviChandran , Gotalla Uma Rani , Amol Machindranath Deshmukh, Sunita Dayal , Ashok Kumar Sukla , Geeta Thakur , Abhijit Das (Bobby) , Rathindra Bose <br />
|parent_organisation = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]] through [[Railway Board (India)|Railway Board]]<br />
|website = {{URL|http://indianrailways.gov.in/}}<br />
|CEO =<br />
}}<br />
The '''Passenger Amenities Committee''' (PAC) is a statutory [[Organization]] body under the [[Ministry of Railways (India)]], [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/railway-tickets-in-tamil-from-pongal/articleshow/59362801.cms|title=Railway tickets in Tamil from Pongal|website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref> It is tasked with grievances of passengers for the ease of railway transport in India. PAC is considered to be one of the classical organizational network for smooth functioning of railways in India.<br />
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== Works at [[Karaikudi]] Railway station ==<br />
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* Replacement of old coaches in Chennai and Coimbatore-bound express trains with new one<ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/raja-assures-more-passenger-amenities/article19773326.ece|title=Raja assures more passenger amenities|date=29 September 2017|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><br />
* Additional coaches in Chennai – Sengottai Silambu Express.<ref name="thehindu.com"/><br />
* Forwarded a proposal for scheduled stop at [[Karaikudi]] for the Rameswaram Ayodhya Express.<ref name="thehindu.com"/><br />
* Proposal for separate berths for Karaikudi passengers on Chennai-bound express trains.<ref name="thehindu.com"/><br />
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==People==<br />
[[Syed Ahmad Hashmi]] formerly served as the chairman of the PAC.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Masoom Muradabadi |title=Maulana Sayyid Ahmad Hashmi |url=https://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15012002/1501200207.htm |access-date=12 July 2021 |work=Milli Gazette}}</ref><br />
== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Ministry of Railways (India)]]<br />
[[Category:Government agencies of India]]<br />
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