Ticketless travel on Indian trains will now cost more“B reason railway ministry has increased fines against passengers traveling without tickets. The new rules, which came into effect on Saturday, have increased the minimum fine for ticketless passengers from Rs 250 to Rs 250. This important decision has been taken by the central government to reduce losses to railways, restore discipline among passengers and increase railway revenue.
Railway officials said that the main objective of this strict rule is to increase the number of passengers“Stop illegal train travel as it has become a major problem across the country. It is proposed to increase fines not only for ticketless journeys, but also for hawkers on trains without permission and people causing trouble on railway premises.
If caught traveling by train without valid ticketThen he shall not only pay the prescribed fare for the journey, but shall also pay a revised minimum penalty of five hundred rupees Earlier as per railway rules additional minimum fare was Rs.250. Under the Railway Act, ticketless or irregular travel is considered an offense and ticket inspectors are empowered to collect both fares and fines from passengers.
Indian Railways has stepped up its crackdown on ticketless passengers in recent years. According to the Ministry of Railways, around Rs 1,781 crore was collected from ticketless and illegal passengers in the 2014-25 financial year.Which makes it clear how serious this problem is. Several railway regions have conducted special drives to collect record amount of money. Officials say that this not only causes financial loss to the train, but also leads to overcrowding of passengers in the train, which causes a lot of trouble for passengers to purchase valid tickets during the journey.
The Railway Department has used modern digital tools to ensure proper compliance of these norms. Over thirty thousand handheld special equipments have been provided to ticket checkers to ensure speedy checking and transparency. Railway authorities have requested passengers to purchase correct tickets before boarding the train and travel in the class and route as per the ticket. Using someone else’s ticket or traveling outside the designated area will also attract fines‘B may be. So from now passengers can avoid such huge financial losses if they follow the rules.
