Title - Traders cause loss to Rlys Don’t buy extra ticket to ferry commercial goods, save sales tax, say off

Ludhiana:
Officials of the Northern Railways said that the Railways was undergoing losses as small traders who were buying commercial goods from the city and ferrying them on trains were not buying the extra ticket and paying sales tax on them.The Railway authorities said that small traders of the city, who transported cloth and other items from Ludhiana to other cities on trains, were the routine violators. They never paid for the extra ticket of their goods.As Ludhiana was an industrial hub in the region, the traders from Amritsar, Jalandhar, Batala, Ferozepur, Chandigarh, Patiala and other cities visited the city to buy goods daily. The small traders bought the goods from the wholesale market and ferried them to their respective cities on trains.The Railway station authorities said that a passenger could carry luggage with him without buying any extra ticket. But the weight of the luggage should not be more than 40 kg. As per rules, no one can ferry the goods for commercial benefits in the trains without buying an extra ticket, he said.

But violating the rules, the traders ferry the commercial goods in the trains without buying the extra ticket. Not only this, the traders are seen throwing the goods on the outer signal of the railway station to save themselves from paying sales tax. The railway authorities admit that these traders are the major violators, who do not buy the tickets for the commercial goods they carry with them.

Ravinder Sharma, Station Superintendent, said, "Traders often ferry the commercial goods and not buy the extra ticket. Our Travelling Ticket Examiner often fines such violaters, who travel without ticket.

TRADERS FROM REGION VISITED CITY

As Ludhiana was an industrial hub in the region, the traders from Amritsar, Jalandhar, Batala, Ferozepur, Chandigarh, Patiala and other cities visited the city to buy goods daily. The small traders bought the goods from the wholesale market and ferried them to their respective cities on trains. The Railway authorities said that small traders of the city, who transported cloth and other items from Ludhiana to other cities on trains, were the routine violators.