Title - Central Railway registers 23.21% increase in ticket checking earnings in 2012-13 - The Times of Indi

MUMBAI: Central Railway has registered 23.21 per cent increase in earnings from ticket checking in the financial year 2012-13 as compared to corresponding period last year.

CR's chief public relations officer VA Malegaonkar said, "Central Railway has always been persistent in curbing ticketless/unauthorised travel through its massive checking drives."

A total of 16.59 lakh cases were detected in the current financial year 2012-13 as against 13.89 lakh cases detected in previous financial year. The amount realised from these cases during 2012-13 is Rs 73.58 crore as against Rs 59.72 crore in 2011-12, thus showing an increase of 23.21%.

During the month of March 2013, a total of 1.24 lakh cases of ticketless / irregular travel, including unbooked luggage have been detected in these drives, as against 1.21 lakh cases detected in March 2012. The amount realised from these cases in March 2013 is Rs 5.63 crore as against Rs 5.09 crore during March 2012, thus showing an increase of 10.61%.