For insurance firms, Bus is a safe bet

This comes at a time when the present international bus routes from India to Bhutan and Nepal are charged hefty premium by the insurance companies.

The 40-km ride to Lahore from Wagah border will carry the usual risk as on any Indian streets. These are damage to the vehicle, loss of baggage, death of a passenger or third party insurance. The premium paid by DTC to Oriental Insurance is mere Rs 13 lakh for damage to the vehicle and Rs 7 lakh for the air conditioning. DTC will also pay Rs 177 as insurancepremium per passenger including that of the Prime Minister.

“As a special case, we have preferred not to charge anything extra though there is a great deal of risk involved in such a route,” say TAC officials.