Railways collects Rs 1 crore in 1 year from 1 crore passengers traveling without tickets

New delhi date. 23 August 2020, Sunday

Railways has collected crores from those who travel without tickets in trains. According to an RTI report, in 2019-20, the railways caught more than 1 crore passengers traveling without tickets on whom the railways have levied fines of Rs 561.73 crore.

According to the information received by the railway department, between the years 2016-20, a fine of Rs 1,938 crore was levied on people traveling without tickets. This is 38.57% more than in 2016.

According to RTI, the railways earned Rs 405.30 crore in 2016-17. While in the year 2017-18, the railways collected Rs 441.62 crore from such people and in the year 2018-19, it earned Rs 530.06 crore.

Indian Railways has enacted a rule to ban travel without a ticket. A minimum penalty of Rs 250 is charged along with the cost of such travel ticket. If a passenger refuses to pay the fine, the person is handed over to the Railway Security Force and a case is registered against him under Section 137 of the Railway Act. The person is then produced before a magistrate. The magistrate can impose a fine of up to one thousand rupees. If a person fails to pay the fine, he could face up to six months in prison.