NEW DELHI: Even because the railways accumulated Rs 189 crore through penalising passengers for sporting excess baggage and from booked luggage in 2017-2018, railway minister Piyush Goyal on Monday stated his priority used to be to lift consciousness, no longer generate revenue through the enforcement of the baggage rule.
The rule got here into the spotlight when the nationwide transporter recently launched a nationwide force to penalise passengers for sporting excess baggage on a journey and unfold consciousness about it.
Facing criticism, the ministry therefore stated the force used to be to educate folks in regards to the rule and not to penalise them.
"I never said I do not want to enforce it (the baggage rule). The idea was never to create any problems for the genuine passengers. When a family carries excess luggage, all the other co-passengers suffer, it does not affect the railways. In any case, there is a facility to book it in the luggage van and take it at the destination," Goyal instructed PTI in an interview.
Stating that the luggage van facility used to be for all passengers, he prompt them to "respect" the comfort of fellow travellers.
"What we are trying to do is create more and more awareness. Once that awareness comes in, the people of India are quite responsible and will surely put their luggage in the luggage van. Our job is to create more awareness. Penalty or collection of penalty is not our priority, our priority is customer satisfaction," the minister stated.
However, the railways has earned Rs 56 crore in consequences from passengers sporting excess baggage and Rs 133 crore from booked luggage in 2017-2018, in keeping with reliable information.
The information printed that passengers have been caught sporting unbooked luggage weighing 59.15 lakh tonne in 2017-2018 and have been fined for doing so.
On the other hand, passengers pre-booked luggage weighing 7.14 crore tonne through paying the stipulated price on the parcel place of business, bringing a revenue of Rs 133 crore to the railways last fiscal.
According to the existing norms, a sleeper magnificence and a 2nd magnificence passenger can raise luggage weighing 40 kg and 35 kg respectively without paying any more money, and a maximum of 80 kg and 70 kg respectively through paying for the excess luggage on the parcel place of business. The excess luggage would should be put in the luggage van.
Similarly, an AC first class passenger can raise 70 kg of luggage totally free and a maximum of 150 kg after paying a rate for the excess 80 kg. An AC two-tier passenger can raise 50 kg of luggage totally free and any other 50 kg through paying a rate. An AC 3-tier sleeper/AC chair automobile passenger can raise 40 kg of luggage totally free and a maximum of 80 kg after paying a rate for the excess 40 kg.
The rule got here into the spotlight when the nationwide transporter recently launched a nationwide force to penalise passengers for sporting excess baggage on a journey and unfold consciousness about it.
Facing criticism, the ministry therefore stated the force used to be to educate folks in regards to the rule and not to penalise them.
"I never said I do not want to enforce it (the baggage rule). The idea was never to create any problems for the genuine passengers. When a family carries excess luggage, all the other co-passengers suffer, it does not affect the railways. In any case, there is a facility to book it in the luggage van and take it at the destination," Goyal instructed PTI in an interview.
Stating that the luggage van facility used to be for all passengers, he prompt them to "respect" the comfort of fellow travellers.
"What we are trying to do is create more and more awareness. Once that awareness comes in, the people of India are quite responsible and will surely put their luggage in the luggage van. Our job is to create more awareness. Penalty or collection of penalty is not our priority, our priority is customer satisfaction," the minister stated.
However, the railways has earned Rs 56 crore in consequences from passengers sporting excess baggage and Rs 133 crore from booked luggage in 2017-2018, in keeping with reliable information.
The information printed that passengers have been caught sporting unbooked luggage weighing 59.15 lakh tonne in 2017-2018 and have been fined for doing so.
On the other hand, passengers pre-booked luggage weighing 7.14 crore tonne through paying the stipulated price on the parcel place of business, bringing a revenue of Rs 133 crore to the railways last fiscal.
According to the existing norms, a sleeper magnificence and a 2nd magnificence passenger can raise luggage weighing 40 kg and 35 kg respectively without paying any more money, and a maximum of 80 kg and 70 kg respectively through paying for the excess luggage on the parcel place of business. The excess luggage would should be put in the luggage van.
Similarly, an AC first class passenger can raise 70 kg of luggage totally free and a maximum of 150 kg after paying a rate for the excess 80 kg. An AC two-tier passenger can raise 50 kg of luggage totally free and any other 50 kg through paying a rate. An AC 3-tier sleeper/AC chair automobile passenger can raise 40 kg of luggage totally free and a maximum of 80 kg after paying a rate for the excess 40 kg.
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