Lok Sabha Question No. 1213 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Ticketless Travellers
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1213 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## TICKETLESS TRAVELLERS

†1213. SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI: SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has details of money collected as penalty for ticketless travel;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last four years, zone-wise;
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating to prepare any concrete action plan to check ticketless travel and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)      whether  the  Government has identified the zones where ticketless travel is the highest and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)      whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  specific  action  plan  to check ticketless journey in these zones and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the  zone-wise  details  of  losses  suffered  by  the  Government  during the last four years due to passengers travelling without ticket?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (f):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1213 BY SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SHRI SUMEDHANAND  SARSWATI  AND  SHRI  R.  DHRUVA  NARAYANA  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  25.07.2018  REGARDING  TICKETLESS TRAVELLERS.

(a) &  (b)  The  zone-wise  details  of  amount  of  Railway  dues  realized  from persons  detected  without  ticket/  with  improper  ticket  for  financial  years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17& 2017-18 are given below:-

| Zonal Railway      | Amount of railway dues realized (in Rupees crores)   | Amount of railway dues realized (in Rupees crores)   | Amount of railway dues realized (in Rupees crores)   | Amount of railway dues realized (in Rupees crores)   |
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|                    | 2014-15                                              | 2015-16                                              | 2016-17                                              | 2017-18                                              |
| Central            | 98.00                                                | 117.91                                               | 125.13                                               | 149.96                                               |
| Eastern            | 25.55                                                | 28.02                                                | 30.56                                                | 38.01                                                |
| East Central       | 41.25                                                | 59.40                                                | 72.52                                                | 88.77                                                |
| East Coast         | 15.63                                                | 21.19                                                | 22.11                                                | 25.80                                                |
| Northern           | 90.13                                                | 111.62                                               | 116.52                                               | 164.72                                               |
| North Central      | 66.56                                                | 77.99                                                | 84.09                                                | 98.35                                                |
| North Eastern      | 50.32                                                | 55.71                                                | 60.80                                                | 69.21                                                |
| Northeast Frontier | 28.30                                                | 30.05                                                | 38.53                                                | 45.78                                                |
| North Western      | 23.12                                                | 24.92                                                | 23.10                                                | 29.48                                                |
| Southern           | 41.98                                                | 35.35                                                | 34.17                                                | 46.81                                                |
| South Central      | 86.79                                                | 101.32                                               | 111.50                                               | 115.19                                               |
| South Eastern      | 23.27                                                | 24.74                                                | 29.05                                                | 34.38                                                |
| South East Central | 14.35                                                | 15.93                                                | 17.55                                                | 21.09                                                |
| South Western      | 20.55                                                | 22.64                                                | 30.46                                                | 39.26                                                |
| Western            | 86.43                                                | 94.91                                                | 95.86                                                | 104.42                                               |
| West Central       | 39.17                                                | 44.63                                                | 43.70                                                | 56.21                                                |

- (c) Indian  Railways  take  various  steps  from  time  to  time  to  curb ticketless travel, some of which are as under:-
- i. Facilitating  issuing  of  reserved  as  well  as  unreserved  tickets  by providing Automatic Ticket Vending Machines(ATVMs), engaging Jansadharan  Ticket  Booking  Sewaks(JTBS),  Station  Ticket  Booking Agents(STBAs), Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra(YTSK) licensee, proliferating e-ticketing, mobile ticketing etc.
- ii. Conducting  of  regular  and  surprise  checks  against  ticketless  travel, which are intensified during peak rush periods.
- iii. Conducting vigorous drives such as Ambush Checks, Fortress Checks in association with Railway Protection Force under the Action Plan framed by Railway Board.
- iv. Setting  up  of  Intensive  Check  Posts  at  important  stations  of  each division  of  Zonal  Railways  to  curb  ticketless  travelling  in  unreserved segments.
- v. Ensuring effective manning of all designated/functional gates at major stations  with  a  view  to  curb  entry  of  without  ticket  passengers  in ticketed areas and to reduce ticketless travel.
- vi. Urging  Travelling  public  to  avoid  ticketless  travel  through  publicity campaigns launched by Zonal Railways through posters/notices/ announcements at railway stations and advertisements in newspapers.

(d) &  (e)   No such zone has been identified. However, based on review of growth in passengers vis-à-vis window sales, sectors are identified by Zonal  Railways  from  time  to  time  to  launch  drives  against  ticketless travel. It is a continuous and ongoing exercise. (f) It  is  practically  not  feasible  to  quantify  the  loss  suffered  by  the Government on account of ticketless travelling.

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