Cabinet nod for rail tariff regulator, fares may go upThe authority will recommend fare revision from time to time after taking into account input cost and volatile market condition.
21 Jan, 2014, 10.49 AM IST
Union Cabinet defers Rail Tariff Authority proposalSources said the proposal could not be taken up as Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge was not present in the Cabinet meeting.
15 Jan, 2014, 04.09 PM IST
Cabinet to consider Rail Tariff Authority proposal this weekThe notification will be followed by an amendment in the Railways Act, 1989 in Parliament to set up the first pricing regulatory body in ra...
14 Jan, 2014, 06.19 PM IST
Inception of Rail Tariff Authority is executive nod awayRTA is likely to be set up as an advisory body through an executive order shortly and notified by early next month, a senior official has s...
20 Dec, 2013, 05.36 AM IST
Mallikarjun Kharge meets Kapil Sibal over Rail Tariff AuthorityThe Railway and Law ministries are working out modalities for setting up of a Rail Tariff Authority.
18 Sep, 2013, 10.59 PM IST
Kharge to meet Sibal over Rail Tariff AuthorityExpediting the move for setting up Rail Tariff Authority (RTA), Railways have sought Law Ministry's opinion for further action on the propo...
17 Sep, 2013, 11.10 PM IST
Government to fix autonomy limits for railway tariff regulatorThe railways and law ministries are working together to finalise the extent of autonomy that the proposed rail tariff regulator would enjoy.
29 Aug, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Rail Tariff Authority to be an advisory body: Board ChairmanThe formation of Rail Tariff Authority is to be concretised through a resolution of railways and the independent body will have advisory ro...
24 Aug, 2013, 09.38 PM IST
Why a Rail Tariff Authority is welcomeRTA Act must have clear-cut provision of members being periodically answerable to select parliamentary committees and, through them, the wi...
05 Aug, 2013, 08.10 AM IST
Rail Tariff Authority to be set up through executive order"RTA has got in-principle approval from the Cabinet. But since setting it up through an Act of Parliament will take some time, " Kapil Siba...
02 Aug, 2013, 03.21 PM IST
Cabinet gives in-principle nod to Rail Tariff AuthorityA proposal to set up Rail Tariff Authority (RTA) for fare rationalisation got in-principle approval from the Union Cabinet today.
01 Aug, 2013, 10.56 PM IST
Railways seeks views on Rail Tariff AuthorityRailways has moved the proposal for setting up Rail Tariff Authority to different ministries including Finance seeking their views on the a...
28 Jun, 2013, 09.36 PM IST
- Contours of Rail Tariff Authority on fare rationalisation finalised
Railways has finalised the contours of the proposed Rail Tariff Authority (RTA) on fare rationalisation amid indications that the proposal ...
05 Feb, 2013, 08.51 PM IST
- PM sets deadline for setting up Rail Tariff Authority
RTA is expected to look into the operational expenditure including the diesel and power cost for the train operation and suggest hike in th...
06 Dec, 2012, 04.36 PM IST
- Regulator must be allowed to revise rail tariffs to let the railways modernise
The important reform will improve the deteriorating financial health of the Indian Railways (IR) and is, therefore, welcome.
10 Oct, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
Ministry of Railways plans to constitute Rail Tariff AuthorityMinistry of railways has decided to constitute Rail Tariff Authority and will send the proposal to cabinet shortly, CP Joshi said.
09 Oct, 2012, 05.29 PM IST
- Railways to set up Tariff Authority on passenger fare, freight
A proposal to constitute a Rail Tariff Authority (RTA), which was apparently in cold storage during the tenure of Mukul Roy as Railway Mini...
08 Oct, 2012, 08.37 PM IST