As the unfortunate spectacle of 2013 railway budget draws to a conclusion ,this is what was proposed that caused such outrage.
And, here is the price of rice, another commodity all Indians use on a daily basis.
In the face of rising costs, increasing fares was a rational choice. If we want to support our ambitions of building a High speed rail network, better freight lines and modern train stations, this streak of mindless populism has to end.
The Railway Budget had announced a fare rise of two paise per km for suburban and ordinary second class travel. Mail and express second-class fare was proposed to be raised by three paise per km; for sleeper class by five paise per km; for A/C chair car and A/C 3-tier and first class by 10 paise per km; for A/C 2-tier by 15 paise per km and for A/C I by 30 paise per km.Passenger rail fares were being raised after nine long years. Here is what has happened to crude oil prices in the last nine years.
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The Budget proposals said they hoped to garner Rs 6,500 crore from the fare rise.
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| Source: Indexmundi |
And, here is the price of rice, another commodity all Indians use on a daily basis.
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| Source: Indexmundi Update : Price of rice per Metric ton |
In the face of rising costs, increasing fares was a rational choice. If we want to support our ambitions of building a High speed rail network, better freight lines and modern train stations, this streak of mindless populism has to end.
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