The hike in railway fare has been on the radar for quite some time now, and has evoked heated debate and discussion in all quarters, both political and non-political. Since the railways are something every individual is deeply affected by, the increase in railway fare has caused considerable interest to be generated on the topic. Everyone has an opinion about whether the hike was justified or not, and the internet too has been buzzed with this topic.
The railway hike is a substantial 21% across all classes. Railway minister Pawan Bansal promised that this would add to the coffers of the railways by a whopping 1200 crores in the period between January and March 2013, and that no more hikes are due in the budget session for 2013-2014. The total increase in revenue for the railways after this move of increasing the passenger fares is estimated to be a huge 6600 crores per annum. Therefore, this long overdue railway fare hike has been welcomed as a prudent move by many politicians and the common man as well. Since, this hike is coming after a long gap of 8 years, along with promises of better service, quality catering and other facilities, there has been little opposition to or anger generated by this move.
The hike in railway fare demands that ordinary suburban train fares will go up by 2 paise per kilometer and 3 paise per kilometer for non suburban trains. There have been similar hikes for Ac and non Ac passengers and so on.
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