Lok Sabha Question No. 92 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Revenue from Sale of Tickets
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.92 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2022

## REVENUE FROM SALE OF TICKETS

92. SHRI V. K. SREEKANDAN :

Will the Minister of Railways be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Railways  has  earned  a  whopping  sum  of  several hundreds of crores from various types of tickets sold such as tatkal, premium tatkal, dynamic fares, etc. during the year 2020-21;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether it is also true that this was achieved despite the fact that most of the train services were cancelled or suspended through most of the year due to Covid-19 pandemic and if so, the facts thereof;

(d) whether it is also a fact that the passengers in these three categories are usually last minute travellers who avail these services by paying premium charges; and

(e) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  92  BY  SHRI  V.  K.  SREEKANDAN    TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA ON 02.02.2022 REGARDING REVENUE FROM SALE OF TICKETS . (a) &(b): Revenue earned from Passenger Traffic including from various types of tickets sold such as tatkal, premium tatkal, dynamic fares etc., during the year 2020-21  was ₹ 15248.49  crore.  This  was  approx  70%  lower  than  the  revenue earned for the previous year (2019-20). Zone-wise figures are given below:

( ₹ in Crore)

| Zones              |   2019-20 2020-21 |   2019-20 2020-21 |
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| Central            |           5593.92 |           1573.53 |
| Eastern            |           2365.85 |            757.64 |
| East Central       |           2499.23 |           1096.45 |
| East Coast         |           1509.27 |            384.38 |
| Northern           |           6429.13 |           1705.92 |
| North Central      |           4773.84 |           2070.88 |
| North Eastern      |           1619.42 |            616.64 |
| Northeast Frontier |           1332.58 |            460.51 |
| North Western      |           2049.33 |            490.32 |
| Southern           |           4586.77 |            977.02 |
| South Central      |           5292.64 |           1347.87 |
| South Eastern      |           1659.94 |            476.69 |
| South East Central |           1151.84 |            273.37 |
| South Western      |           1582.77 |            352.24 |
| Western            |           4619.1  |           1189.53 |
| West Central       |           3384.17 |           1432.88 |
| Metro              |            219.29 |             42.62 |
| Total              |          50669.1  |          15248.5  |

(c):  To contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Railways discontinued all  regular  passenger carrying  trains w.e.f. 23 rd   March, 2020, and operated only special  trains,  with  limited  stoppages,  keeping  in  view  the  suggestions  and concerns of State Governments.

(d)  &  (e):  Usually  those  passengers  who  have  to  undertake  journey  at  short notice,  avail  reservation  under  Tatkal/Premium  Tatkal  scheme  by  paying  the prescribed charges. With effect from 01.10.2014, in some of the selected trains which  are  in  high  demand,  50%  of  the  existing  accommodation  under  Tatkal Quota  has  been  earmarked  as  Premium  Tatkal  Quota  and  is  being  booked  on dynamic pricing.

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