KBC 10: This special Indian Railways train in Mumbai won a couple Rs 25 lakh on Kaun Banega Crorepati

Indian Railways has been running ‘muck special’ trains daily in Mumbai from June 2018. Little did social workers and Magsaysay Award winners Prakash Baba Amte and his wife Mandakini Amte know that this initiative would help them win Rs 25 lakh.

September 8, 2018 18:48 IST

Muck special train question asked on KBC 10

KBC 10 question: As part of Modi government's Swachh Bharat initiative, Indian Railways has been running muck special trains to keep tracks and stations clean.

Indian Railways has been running ‘muck special’ trains daily in Mumbai from June 2018 to collect garbage from stations and along tracks of its suburban networks. Little did social workers and Magsaysay Award winners Prakash Baba Amte and his wife Mandakini Amte know that this initiative of Indian Railways would help them win Rs 25 lakh on Kaun Banega Crorepati season 10! Last night, while playing KBC 10 for a charity cause, the two won Rs 25 lakh and the final question that got them this amount was about this Indian Railways special train.

During KBC 10, hosted by veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan, the couple were asked what do the special trains by Indian Railways, that have been running daily since June 2018 in Mumbai, collect? The options were garbage, milk, lunch boxes and leftover food. Incidentally both Prakash Baba Amte and his wife Mandakini Amte did not know the answer to this question and used their lifeline – Audience poll. 48% of the audience voted for garbage as the answer, but not convinced, they sought the help of their ‘jodidaar’, who told them to choose the option ‘garbage’. The correct answer helped them win Rs 25 lakh for charity.

So, what are these muck special trains? As part of Modi government’s Swachh Bharat initiative, Indian Railways has been running muck special trains to keep tracks and stations clean. While these trains have been in service for some years now, in the last year or so, Indian Railways has stepped up their frequency to deal with the menace of litter on tracks and stations. Since June 2018, both Central and Western Railway divisions of Indian Railways have been running these muck special trains daily to collect garbage during the wee hours of the morning.

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