Questions were asked about the auctioning of railway reservation counters, privatization and changes in rail fares during the Lok Sabha monsoon session on Wednesday. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has written a written reply to these questions. The railway minister said the government was not considering privatization. Along with this, the Railway Minister has also made it clear that the new tariff structure has not been implemented.
On the question of privatization: In fact, Lok Sabha MP Mimi Chakraborty has asked whether the Railway Board is proposing to discontinue cooking, tourism and ticketing operations in the country and to privatize its process through IRCTC. Answering this question, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said the government was not considering it. Railway Minister Mimi rejected the Emperor’s question, asking if he was going to lease the railway reservation counters by auction. He said the government had no such plan.
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Question of Rail Rates: Answering another question, the Railway Minister said that Indian Railways did not implement a new tariff structure during the Corona period. Due to corona, Indian Railways has stopped all passenger trains from March 23, 2020, he said. In view of the current situation, only special trains with limited stops are being driven. However, no new rate structure has been adopted. Responding to another query, the Railway Minister said that the Railways had canceled about 4 crore 34 lakh passenger tickets during the lockdown. At the moment, money on ticket cancellations has not been deducted.
