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NEW DELHI, JUNE 9
In a move to further popularise e-ticketing among commuters, Railways has decided to slash the service charges for the facility by Rs five on sleeper class and has set a target to increase the distribution of tickets through the mode three-fold.
"Two years ago, (2005-06) IRCTC used to charge Rs 60 from agents for providing e-Ticketing facility to passengers through its various outlets. It was reduced to Rs 40 in 2006-07 and further slashed to Rs 15 in the current Budget of 2007-08. We have decided to further reduce it to Rs 10," Sudhir Kumar, OSD to Railway Minister, told reporters here.
However, he made it clear that the old rate will continue for travel agents, reaching passengers' residences, unlike e-tickets available at petrol pumps, cyber cafes and banks.
The move is aimed at popularising the e-ticketing concept among the Railway users, he said adding, 36,000 e-tickets were sold this year facilitating travel of one lakh passengers.
"We are now trying to achieve three times more within a year, but there are some constraints which we are trying to remove," Kumar said. The Railways would definitely achieve the target of 50,000 e-ticketing this fiscal, he added.
Comparing the Railways' move with that of the airlines, Kumar said they are giving 10 per cent concession to passengers on internet bookings.
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