Closing the rental concession in tickets to senior citizens was heavy on the railway, such a drop in earnings

An RTI was quoted as saying that in the year 2022, about 1.2 crore senior citizens traveled by train, earning the railway Rs 150 crore

Year 2019 Since the number of senior citizens traveling in the train has declined for the third consecutive year। This decline is recorded at 85 percent। Due to this, the average earning of the railway has reduced to half। In fact, in view of the poor financial condition during the Kovid epidemic, the railways had stopped concessions in the fares of all except three categories, they also have senior citizens। Before the epidemic, citizens over the age of 60 years had a discount of 50 per cent। In this, men were getting 40 percent while women were getting a 50 percent discount.

Before Corona, there was a concession in tickets

Railway before Kovid, Mail, Express, Capital, Centenary, In all categories of Jan Shatabdi and Duranto trains, male seniors aged 60 and above and women aged 58 and above were given concessions in rent। Which was not restored even after the epidemic। As a result, the number of senior citizens traveling in the railway has been falling continuously year after year since 2019। According to statistics, it went from 7.4 crores in 2020 to 1.3 crores in 2021 and 1.2 crores in 2022। Under this, in the year 2019, the average earning from each senior citizen passenger was Rs 225, which decreased to only half 123 in the year 2022। In such a situation, it is clear that due to the lack of rail travel of senior citizens, the earning of railways is also reduced by 90 per cent.

Senior train traveling reduced

An RTI was quoted as saying that in the year 2022, about 1.2 crore senior citizens traveled by train, earning the railway Rs 150 crore। Earlier in 2019, there were 7.4 crore senior citizen train passengers from which the railway had earned revenue of Rs 1,663 crore। RTI data also showed that between 2019 and 2022, there was a nearly 30 percent increase in total tickets booked in all categories, And between 2021 and 2022 it has increased by 12 percent। In 2019, the railway booked 42 crore tickets, earning Rs 36,380 crore। In 2022, it increased to 53.54 crore tickets, giving Rs 47,757 crore in revenue.

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