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| Possible Relook at Railway Fares: Minister | | | Agencies
NEW DELHI, Jan 13: Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi today hinted at a possible revision of passenger fares that have not not been touched for eight years despite increasing input costs.
"There is a definite case to have a relook at the fares which have not been touched since last eight years despite increase in input costs," Trivedi told.
"Raising fares is not the solution (to raise funds). We have to think of the poor," he had told reporters earlier in the day when asked if a hike in rail fares was on the cards.
At the same time, he said the railways were also considering a suitable model as raising funds alone was not a solution as the interest of the poor has to be kept in mind.
Earlier in the day, speaking on the sidelines of a function Trivedi observed that the existing network has "outlived its utility".
He stressed the need for a complete overhaul of the railway infrastructure and harped on a national railway policy for rebuilding the system with modern technology to ensure high level of safety. |
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