Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said presently there is no proposal to discontinue flexi-fare schemes in trains The scheme has generated additional earnings of ₹2,426 crore since its introduction until June 2019
2 min read25 Jul 2019Flexi-fares will be withdrawn for six months for some trains that have average monthly occupancy of less than 50 per cent
2 min read20 Nov 2018While flexi-fare (surge pricing) scheme for train tickets helped generate more income for Indian Railways, it led to a reduction in number of passengers due to high prices
3 min read14 Nov 2018The Railways has earned an additional revenue of Rs540 crore in less than a year via the flexi-fare scheme and there is no plan to discontinue it, says a railway ministry official
1 min read6 Aug 2017The higher fares in premier trains can go upto 40% instead of earlier 50% ceiling after finalisation of the reservation chart
1 min read12 Dec 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared