One of the oldest Train guards turns 100, Central Railways to double his pension

The former train guard Keshav Narhar Bapat had recently turned 100 and the Central Railways have decided to double his monthly pension amount from this month as a “goodwill gesture”, PTI reported on Monday citing CR’s Chief Public Relations Officer Shivaji Sutar.

“When our personnel department officials reached Bapat’s home to wish and greet him on his 100th birthday, his family members were surprised and thanked us for the visit,” Sutar said.

Bapat joined the Central Railway, or earlier called as the Great Indian Peninsular Railway (GIPR) in 1951. He retired 42 years later.

Bapat, before joining the Railways, was serving for Army and even fought in World War 2.