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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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s k saxena
s k saxena 9 years 6 months ago
1.weighing machines on each stations so the passenger can take their weight with Rs.10/-coin. 2.mini medicine shop may be opened on stations 3.At a glance information about Railway may be sold to passengers with reasonable cost on stations and trains With the above Non fare revenue for Railway may increased
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RAJESH KUMAR
RAJESH KUMAR 9 years 6 months ago
Railway should tap space on stations for commercial use,also vacant space near stations should be used like provide land on lease for plantation,waste to energy plants,solar plants etc. Also space in railway quarters should be made multi story by involving employees unions/societies.
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jagjiwan gupta
jagjiwan gupta 9 years 6 months ago
Railway posses lot of land along its railway network,which is either encroached or used for throwing garbage,cowdung etc or as open tiolet.It creates unpleasant moments for passengers,revenue loss to railway. It can be utilised for growing vegetables,flowers and some kind offruits by giving it on lease for idle period to needy peoole having no land. By doing so, it will generate extra revenue for railway, create pleasant surroundings and will provide earning to many needy people.
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Sachin Begrajka
Sachin Begrajka 9 years 6 months ago
Similar to Airports Authority of India, a company should be created Railway Station Authority of India (RSAI), which should be listed. RSAI can become one of the Navratna. RSAI should develop world class railway stations, e-tendering of Food and Beverages stalls, shopping/hawkers space, development and maintenance of parking space, ensuring cleanliness and generating advertisement revenue. RSAI can generate revenue by developing railway land around the stations.
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JAYAKUMAR DAMODARAN
JAYAKUMAR DAMODARAN 9 years 6 months ago
There are more trains moving across india, moving objects are creating more power every, we have to utilise the power via solar power, wind energy by small size of wind face, tie up with couriers,
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Shilpi Jain
Shilpi Jain 9 years 6 months ago
The food in Shatabdi and Rajdhani (especially in North India) is tasteless and the Menu is same for past 18 years, as a result a majority of travelers (more than 60%) don't like the meals and waste it. This is a huge cost to Indian Railways, hence it is advised that either make it optional or provide quality food with a variety of menu. Another option is to open a Restaurant coach in these trains where people can walk in and eat food as per their choice. This way IRCTC can earn more money.
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Divakar Yadav
Divakar Yadav 9 years 6 months ago
#railways can Give opportunities to big organization to promote themselves, like they can avil products and service to passengers, give opportunities to startups to work with railway, and advertisement on trains and on its products can grow revenue, also we can use double decker trains, make engine aerodynamic,use of solar energy on roof top of #nonfarerevenue train and most importantly make cut in time of journey & and ensure each train be on time , Contact for more details #mygov
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Sudhir Mody
Sudhir Mody 9 years 6 months ago
1. Transporting Data is more profitable the moving physical goods - Become the largest national data carrier (bulk capacity provider to telcos) - Right of access along railway lines to lay the largest terabit data network. 2. Provide financial services like Western Union - Railways has a large amount of cash which can be leveraged by a finance spinoff company. Model has worked well for auto-cos, Gen Electric, etc 3. Data mining spinoff (customer data)
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Prabhakar Karambelkar
Prabhakar Karambelkar 9 years 6 months ago
Instead of auctioning parking area to outside contractors, the parking for four/two wheelers should be undertaken at all railway stations by the Railway authorities, which will render a courteous services to the visitors as well as will increase the income of the railway administration.
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