Lok Sabha Question No. 928 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Ticketless Travellers
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 928 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## TICKETLESS TRAVELLERS

- † 928. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  an  increase  has  been  registered  in  the  number  of ticketless travellers during the last three years and the current financial year;
- (b) if  so,  the  exact  number  of  ticketless  travellers  along  with  the amount recovered by Railways in the form of penalty during the above said period; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Railways  to  dissuade  the  people  from travelling without ticket in future?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS  (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  928  BY  SHRI  VISHNU  DAYAL  RAM  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  02.03.2016  REGARDING  TICKETLESS TRAVELLERS

(a) & (b)  The  details  of  number  of  ticketless  travellers  during  last  three years and current financial year upto January 2016 is as under:

| Zonal Railway      | Persons detected travelling without ticket & improper   | Persons detected travelling without ticket & improper   | Persons detected travelling without ticket & improper   | Persons detected travelling without ticket & improper   | Amount of railway dues realised (in Rupees crores)   | Amount of railway dues realised (in Rupees crores)   | Amount of railway dues realised (in Rupees crores)   | Amount of railway dues realised (in Rupees crores)   |
|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|                    | 2012-132013-142014-15                                   | 2012-132013-142014-15                                   | 2012-132013-142014-15                                   | 2015-16 (upto January 2016)                             | 2012-13 2013-142014-152015-16 (upto January          | 2012-13 2013-142014-152015-16 (upto January          | 2012-13 2013-142014-152015-16 (upto January          | 2016)                                                |
| Central            | 14.86                                                   | 16.93                                                   | 19.27                                                   | 19.24                                                   | 70.86                                                | 84.09                                                | 98.00                                                | 101.78                                               |
| Eastern            | 6.94                                                    | 7.43                                                    | 8.07                                                    | 7.34                                                    | 20.58                                                | 23.32                                                | 25.55                                                | 23.50                                                |
| East Central       | 9.17                                                    | 10.18                                                   | 12.18                                                   | 13.32                                                   | 32.56                                                | 37.86                                                | 41.25                                                | 51.10                                                |
| East Coast         | 2.62                                                    | 2.88                                                    | 3.82                                                    | 4.20                                                    | 11.45                                                | 12.03                                                | 15.63                                                | 17.94                                                |
| Northern           | 24.24                                                   | 19.02                                                   | 20.45                                                   | 21.47                                                   | 89.89                                                | 76.82                                                | 90.13                                                | 96.52                                                |
| North Central      | 9.43                                                    | 10.83                                                   | 13.19                                                   | 12.85                                                   | 43.25                                                | 52.60                                                | 66.57                                                | 66.07                                                |
| North Eastern      | 8.29                                                    | 8.81                                                    | 10.13                                                   | 9.72                                                    | 37.10                                                | 40.80                                                | 50.32                                                | 48.88                                                |
| Northeast Frontier | 3.54                                                    | 3.89                                                    | 4.22                                                    | 3.87                                                    | 19.33                                                | 22.52                                                | 28.31                                                | 25.44                                                |
| North Western      | 4.39                                                    | 5.30                                                    | 5.48                                                    | 5.10                                                    | 16.78                                                | 20.83                                                | 23.13                                                | 21.47                                                |
| Southern           | 7.87                                                    | 8.85                                                    | 10.08                                                   | 7.27                                                    | 31.07                                                | 36.00                                                | 41.99                                                | 30.17                                                |
| South Central      | 14.62                                                   | 17.39                                                   | 20.12                                                   | 20.35                                                   | 64.09                                                | 72.91                                                | 86.72                                                | 84.24                                                |
| South Eastern      | 4.06                                                    | 4.67                                                    | 5.25                                                    | 4.5                                                     | 16.19                                                | 19.47                                                | 23.28                                                | 21.21                                                |
| South East Central | 2.66                                                    | 3.09                                                    | 3.64                                                    | 3.33                                                    | 10.12                                                | 11.83                                                | 14.35                                                | 13.28                                                |
| South Western      | 3.17                                                    | 3.65                                                    | 3.95                                                    | 3.7                                                     | 14.34                                                | 18.16                                                | 20.56                                                | 18.77                                                |
| Western            | 15.50                                                   | 16.70                                                   | 18.73                                                   | 17.15                                                   | 67.44                                                | 75.44                                                | 86.44                                                | 80.08                                                |
| West Central       | 6.32                                                    | 7.08                                                    | 8.28                                                    | 7.88                                                    | 27.56                                                | 32.72                                                | 39.18                                                | 39.50                                                |
| TOTAL              | 137.68                                                  | 146.70                                                  | 165.43                                                  | 145.76                                                  | 572.61                                               | 637.40                                               | 727.45                                               | 660.22                                               |

- (c)  With  a  view  to  prevent  ticketless  travel,  various  steps  have  been taken by Indian Railways, some of which are as under:-
- i. Conducting  of  regular  and  surprise  checks  against  ticketless travel, which are intensified during peak rush periods.
- ii. Vigorous  drives  such  as  Ambush  Checks,  Fortress  Checks  are conducted  in  association  with  Railway  Protection  Force  and Magistrates under the Action Plan framed by Railway Board.
- iii. Intensive Check Posts have been set up at important stations of each division of Zonal Railways to curb ticketless travelling in unreserved segments.
- iv. With  a  view  to  curb  entry  of  without  ticket  passengers  in ticketed areas and to reduce ticketless travel, instructions have been issued for ensuring effective manning of all designated/functional gates at stations.
- v. Travelling  public  are  urged  to  avoid  ticketless  travel  through publicity campaigns launched by Zonal Railways through posters/notices/ announcements at railway stations and advertisements in newspapers.

Further,  Indian  Railways  have  taken  various  measures  using technological  advancement  or  otherwise  to  facilitate  issuing  of tickets so as to prevent travelling without ticket on account of nonavailability of tickets which include:-

- a. Provision of Automatic Ticket Vending Machines.
2. b.
3. Provision of unreserved tickets through Mobile phones.

- c. Engaging  Jan  Sadharan  Ticket  Booking  Sewaks  outside station  premises  for  issuing  of  unreserved  tickets  through Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) of Indian Railways.
- d. Engaging  of  Station  Ticket  Booking  Agents  (STBAs)  for issuing of unreserved tickets from E category stations.
- e. Engaging Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra (YTSK) licensee for issuing of unreserved as well as reserved tickets

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