who will decide about income of a person, the system is more currupt. On 12/18/14, Dinesh Kaushal <[email protected]> wrote: > Considering that railways is not really in a good state, this could be a > good move. > > The concession should only be based on income all other criteria's are > superfluous. > > Best > Dinesh > Mobile: +91 9718328272 > "Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their > simplification". --Martin Fischer > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of vishal sharma > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 4:37 PM > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Subject: Re: [AI] Railways may drop concessional travel passes > > after almost 66 years from independence ,it is difficult to believe > ,that social responsibility expenditure would be targeted to gain > revenue. let us hope for the best outcome. > > On 12/18/14, Nilesh Bendre <[email protected]> wrote: >> In the name of fiscal discipline, will the railway drop >> >> concessional travel passes, which wil be depend on the outcome of >> >> committee report on Saturday. >> >> >> >> Railways may drop concessional travel passes >> >> New Delhi, December 18, 2014 >> >> Aiming to bring in fiscal discipline, the railways are exploring >> possibilities of cutting revenue losses that come by way of providing >> free >> or concessional >> >> travel. Over the last five years, India's public transporter has incurred >> a >> loss of approximately rs 5,000 crore towards providing >> >> for free or concessional travel to a total of 53 categories of >> persons >> that includes disabled, senior citizens, sportsmen, students, media >> persons >> >> and medical professionals. >> >> >> >> The revenue loss on account of free/concessional travel in the last >> fiscal >> is estimated at rs 1,300 crore. >> >> >> >> "Kick-starting big and long pending projects has been the focus of our >> committee, although we have looked at various small measures that affect >> the >> rail >> >> economy adversely", said a member of the DK Mittal-headed high level >> committee that was recently set up by railways minister Suresh Prabhu to >> suggest ways >> >> to improve the organisation's >> >> financial >> >> health. >> >> >> >> The nine-member committee is scheduled to submit its report on Saturday. >> >> >> >> Sources said the task of pruning of the list of free/concessional >> travelers >> was unlikely to be taken up in a hurry because of the political >> repercussions >> >> that such an exercise will entail. "The exercise is still relevant, as we >> need to have a scientific estimation of the 'social responsibility costs' >> borne >> >> by the railways", officials said. >> >> >> >> Former Railway Board member RC Acharya regarded the matter as a >> "non-issue", >> saying that addressing the freight versus passenger tariff distortions >> would >> >> be more relevant towards cutting revenue losses. Rail expert Raghu Dayal, >> however, said that the public transporter had "stretched its social >> responsibilities >> >> far too long and far too much" and that it was time for the railways to >> do >> some course correction. >> >> >> >> Source : http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/1297714.aspx?s=p >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! >> >> >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >> of >> mobile phones / Tabs on: >> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> [email protected] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Disclaimer: >> 1. 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