In pandemic-hit 2020-21, railways earned over ₹ 500 crore from Tatkal, premium Tatkal tickets
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"The problem is that we do not have enough trains to meet the demand of the general public.”
The Railways earned ₹ 403 crore from tatkal ticket charges, an additional ₹ 119 crore from premium tatkal tickets, and ₹ 511 crore from dynamic fares during 2020-21, even as much of its operations remained suspended through most of the year due to the Covid pandemic, revealed an RTI reply.
Passengers in these three categories are usually last minute travellers who avail these services mostly for emergency travel by paying premium charges.
In a reply to a RTI filed by Madhya Pradesh-based Chandra Shekhar Gaur, the Railways said that it earned ₹ 240 crore from dynamic fares, ₹ 353 crore from tatkal tickets and ₹ 89 crore from premium tatkal charges in the financial year 2021-22 till September.
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