Railway Ministry Stops Gold-Plated Silver Medals for Retiring Officials

The Railway Ministry in India has decided to stop giving gold-plated silver medals to officials who are retiring.

This practice started about 20 years ago.

The medals were supposed to be made of high-quality silver, but there were some problems.

Some medals had poor quality or even fake silver.

Also, the cost of silver has gone up a lot, so the ministry wants to save money.

Now, they will use the silver medals they already have for other things instead of giving them to retiring officials.

The medals had the Indian Railways logo on one side and the name of the railway zone on the other side.

The ministry did not give a specific reason for stopping this practice, but officials think it might be because of the problems with the medals and the high cost of silver.