"There is no increase in the monthly season tickets of suburban trains and up to 215 km travel in ordinary class of other trains," officials said adding that the increase in fare will fetch 600 crores to the Railways till March 31, 2026.
A new scheme -- 'Izzat' was unveiled on Friday by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for the workers in the unorganised sector who can now travel upto 100 kms with a monthly season ticket of Rs 25.
Already hit hard by the poor and inefficient services, the woes of the suburban rail commuters in the metropolis are going to be compounded further with the season ticket rates going up by more than double across classes.
A notification issued by the railway board in the evening said new fares would come into effect from May 5.
As per the existing provisions, girl students up to graduation are eligible for free monthly season tickets for travel between station serving their school or college to residence.
In a Women's Day gift, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced free monthly seasonal tickets -- for local travel -- to girls till their college level education.
The Minister of Railways, Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced several concessions for the students in the Railway Budget for 2009-10.
A surcharge of Re 1 would be imposed on a second-class card ticket and Rs 2 on a first class card ticket.
The stock market will most likely see bullish trends this week in the run up to Union Budget as investors pin hopes on strong reform measures to rev up the economy, say experts.
On a day the United Progressive Alliance government was voted out of power, it committed a gaffe by withdrawing a railway tariff hike within hours of announcing it.
Apart from rail mishaps, the coverage would take care of terrorist attacks and accidental fall of a passenger from a train and normal accidents, riots, robbery and dacoity
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