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Supreme Court bats for rationalisation of airfares, asks Centre to provide relief to peopleThe Supreme Court has taken a stand on air travel pricing, urging the government to implement fairer airfare practices. Observing substanti...- Vande Bharat fares far lower than China, Japan and France: Ashwini VaishnawIndian train fares are among the world's lowest. The Vande Bharat AC chair car fare is much less than similar services in China, Japan, and...
- Rail passenger fare hike from todayIndian Railways has increased passenger fares by up to 2 paise per kilometer, effective Friday. Sleeper, AC, and non-AC classes will see a ...
- Central Railway to run 76 special trains for Christmas, New YearCentral Railway has launched 76 special trains for Christmas and New Year festivities to accommodate increased passenger demand. Additional...
- Indian Railways fare hike from December 26: How much more will you pay?Train travel will cost slightly more for some passengers after Christmas. Indian Railways is adjusting fares by 2 paise per kilometre for A...
- No proposal to form tariff committee to fix train fares: Ashwini VaishnawIndian Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has stated that passengers will have to pay high fares during festivals due to the absence of a p...
- Rationalise both freight and passenger fares prudently: Parliamentary panel to railwaysThe Standing Committee on Railways on 'Demands for Grants (2020-21) of the Ministry of Railways', which submitted its report in the current...
- Parliamentary panel recommends periodic revision of train faresThe national transporter was losing money because the passenger fares were not increased in almost a decade-and-a-half.
- Cabinet approves setting up rail regulator to recommend passenger faresThe regulator, to be set up within three months, is likely to help depoliticise the national transporter’s tariff-fixing process improve it...
- Railways suffering losses in passenger sector every yearRailways incurred losses of Rs 33,491 cr on passenger operations in 2014-15 while in 2015-16 the figure was Rs 35,918 cr, Minister of State...
- Railways plans separate agency for fare changesThe proposed Railway Development Authority of India will consist of a chairman and four members independent of the railways.
- Parliamentary panel advocates variable fare structure in railwaysPanel has, however, cautioned the railways that this fare structure should not be at the cost of the passengers and their the interest must...
- Rail ministry mulling ‘give up’ ticket subsidy moveThe 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...
- Railways’ poor safety record and fiscal healthThe only way out of the mess is to boost revenues by setting up an independent regulator for rationalising passenger tariffs and freight ra...
- Upper class train fares may go upAfter the recent hike in freight rates by 6%, upper class train journey may also become costly with Railways planning to rationalise passen...
- Railways seeks service tax waiver to keep its finances in orderAn increase in diesel prices in June has added to the worries of the state-run utility, whose finances are already strained by populist mea...
- Railways mulling fare revision in higher classesPassenger fares in any class has not been revised for over eight years despite persistent demands from the Planning Commission and other qu...
- Budget 2008: Railway fares set to fall furtherSetting the tone for an 'Election Budget', Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav is likely to reduce both passenger fares and freight rates. P...
- Minimum bus fare in Mumbai reducedOver 45 per cent of the total passengers of the BEST-run buses, who travel on shorter distances, will benefit as the civic authorities have...
- Passenger fares, freight charges likely to be hiked in Rail BudgetRailway minister Nitish Kumar is expected to take forward the rationalisation of passenger fares and freight tariff in the Rail Budget sche...
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