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Increasing non-fare revenue for Indian Railways

Increasing non-fare revenue for Indian Railways
Start Date :
Jun 14, 2016
Last Date :
Jan 01, 2017
00:00 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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Although Indian Railways enjoy the highest captive eyeballs in a railway system internationally, it earns less than 5% of its revenues through non-tariff sources. Many of the world ...

Although Indian Railways enjoy the highest captive eyeballs in a railway system internationally, it earns less than 5% of its revenues through non-tariff sources. Many of the world railway systems generate 10% to 20% of their revenues from non-tariff sources.

IR typically has focused on increasing revenues through tariff hikes. It wants to change this and challenge the conventional thinking by exploiting new sources of revenue so that every asset, tangible or non-tangible, gets optimally monetized

We invite ideas from citizens on increasing non fare revenue for Indian Railways.

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Sadashiv Sakharam Bharvase
Sadashiv Sakharam Bharvase 9 years 6 months ago
1)First Stop beggars in trains. 2)Attitudes of vendors are not good. They are taking abnormal rates from passangers and not giving quality food. Vendors are doing arguments with passangers. 3) Not properly handling parcels & luggages. 4) Coolies damages material packing and receiving material short. Why shortage comes do not know. Railway person do not take proper care of material. 5) Material do not reach in time and safe. do not get safe service of materials.Railway dept.have to take care
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Kartik Chaturvedi
Kartik Chaturvedi 9 years 6 months ago
Adding Wi-Fi service to some trains and charging for more than 15 or 30 minutes of use can raise a lot of revenue. This is exactly what is done at many airports around the world, where 3G/4G connectivity is a problem and people really want to connect to the internet.
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Sai Sridharan
Sai Sridharan 9 years 6 months ago
Sir, for railways my suggestion is to increase existing train speeds to at least 250km/h on existing "non-dedicated" broad gauge lines and start more mail services resulting in more non-revenue profit. Railways should also fine illegal vendors heavily. Also, there should be a tax on mail services.
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Sandeep Dara
Sandeep Dara 9 years 6 months ago
By increasing fares revenue can't be increased. Railways should cut-off the losses which they come by. How much the cancellation ticket income they're generating? Still why losses? So much empty spaces are available within the station & quarters why they can't use to full caliber? Solar panels, entertainment channels be started. Light weight trains be introduced for nearby routes/6-8hrs journey time routes(less fuel usage) Please see attachment.. Form a team with young people..
mygov_148293505442957994.pdf
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Ashutosh
Ashutosh 9 years 6 months ago
A little off topic but is the Dedicated freight corridor on time?The country needs both the eastern and western corridor up and running.IT is a must for the timely running of trains especially b/w Mughalsarai and Delhi. Not one train runs on time in this sector
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Ashutosh
Ashutosh 9 years 6 months ago
Please use the exterior portion of coaches to advertise.Will result in a lot of revenue.Delhi metro and the city bus fleet can be used as a template for the same
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