Amidst rising crude oil prices and a weakening rupee, Prime Minister Modi has urged Indians to embrace austerity. His call to reduce fuel c...

Global brokerage Bernstein has cautioned India against becoming a mere user of future technology. The firm suggests that continued reliance...

India is maintaining its focus on crucial infrastructure projects like roads and railways. Despite global oil price surges due to the Middl...

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that the Modi government has shifted to performance-based politics, emphasizing significant improv...

Rail ticket prices in India remain the most affordable compared to neighbouring and developed countries, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw...

The Standing Committee on Railways has advocated for special fare reductions for senior citizens, specifically targeting sleeper and 3AC cl...

Indian Railways subsidized passenger travel with Rs 60,466 crore in FY 2023-24. This covers 45% of the travel cost. Rail fares were rationa...

The Indian Railways provide a yearly subsidy of Rs 56,993 crore to passengers, offering a 46 per cent rebate on ticket prices. They also la...

"The Indian Railways always strives to provide affordable services to all strata of the society and gave a subsidy of Rs 59,837 crore on pa...

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the railways had given Rs 59,000 crore subsidy for passenger services, which is a big amount and la...

From October 14, 2020 to October 10, 2021, the Indian Railways has provided a subsidy of around Rs 95 crore to farmers for ferrying their g...

Since July 22 last year, the railways has given senior citizens the option to avail of either the full concession given to them on tickets ...

5.67 lakh senior citizens gave up 100 per cent of their concession in these four months while 5.81 lakh such passengers gave up 50 per cent...

With this, the railways can now approach the Parliament for its approval to the waiver.

The railways plans to launch the scheme next month. To begin with, railways will offer two "slabs" of subsidy surrender — 50% and 100% of t...

The move has been suggested by Niti Aayog, the government’s think tank, as part of strategy to reduce the rail network’s huge subsidy burde...

In an appeal to the PM, AIRF has sought Rs 50,000 crore from the government to save the Railways from the financial crisis.