Ministry of Railways introduces 25 pc discount on AC chair car, executive classes on low-occupancy routes with immediate effect
New Delhi, July 08
Ministry of Railways on Saturday announced that it was delegating powers to the Zonal Railways to introduce discounted fare scheme in trains with AC chair cars.
“With a view to optimize utilization of accommodation in trains, Ministry of Railways has decided to delegate powers to Zonal Railways to introduce discounted fare scheme in trains with AC sitting accommodation, subject to terms and conditions,” the government said in a press note.
The fares of AC chair car, and Executive Classes of all trains having AC Sitting Accommodation including Anubhuti and Vistadome Coaches, are to be reduced by up to 25 per cent, they said.
The element of discount shall be up to a maximum 25 per cent on the basic fare. Other charges like reservation charge, super fast surcharge, GST, etc, as applicable, shall be levied separately. The discount may be provided in any or all the classes on the basis of occupancy,” it said.
The order also said that trains having “classes with occupancy less than 50 per cent (either end-to-end or in some specified legs/sections depending upon the sections where discount is to be provided) during the last 30 days shall be taken into consideration.”
The fares of competitive modes of transport will be the criteria while deciding the quantum of discount, it added.
The discount can be given for the first and/or last leg of the journey and/or intermediate sections and/or end-to-end journey provided the occupancy is less than 50 per cent in that leg/section/end-to-end.
“The discount shall be implemented with immediate effect. However, no refund of fare shall be admissible for already booked passengers,” it said.
In case of trains where flexi fare is applicable in a particular class and the occupancy is poor, the scheme can be withdrawn initially as a measure to increase the occupancy.
This scheme will not be applicable on special trains introduced as holiday or festival specials. (ANI)
After Sidhi urination incident, another disturbing video has surfaced on social media in which a group of youths were seen assaulting a youth and forcing him to lick the feet in a running car in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district.
The incident occurred in the Dabra area of the district last month on June 23 but the video of the incident went viral on social media on Friday (July 7).
In the viral video, it could be seen that the accused were beating the victim fiercely in the moving car and abusing him. The victim was also forced to lick the accused’s feet. Besides, it could also be heard that the accused asked the victim to say Golu Gurjar is his father. Both the accused and the victim are said to be residents of Dabra.
When the police came to know about the matter, they swung into action, registered a case and arrested two accused in the matter so far.
Gwalior SSP (Senior Superintendent of Police), Rajesh Singh Chandel said, “A video of assaulting youth in an inhuman manner had come to the fore on Friday evening. After which we collected complete information about the matter. The complainant, Karan Goswami lodged a complaint in the matter.”
On June 23, four accused took the victim Karan Goshwani and Mohsin Khan in a car and assaulted them. Acting on the complaint, a case was registered against the four accused at Dabra police station under IPC section 365 and assault into the matter. The police also arrested two accused and they were being interrogated, SSP added.
Meanwhile, reacting to the incident, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said, “A case was registered on the complaint of the victim, two persons have also been arrested in the matter.”
Notably, in a viral video of the Sidhi urination incident, the accused Pravesh Shukla (30) was seen urinating on the face of the victim Dashmat Rawat. Soon after a video of the incident went viral on social media, CM Shivraj Chouhan took cognizance of the matter and ordered strict action, including slapping the National Security Act (NSA) on the accused.
The accused, Shukla was arrested and was booked under the NSA. An order in this regard was issued by Sidhi Collector, Saket Malviya, and the accused was sent to Central Jail Rewa. The accused’s illegal construction was also demolished by the local administration. (ANI)