TAKTAL TICKETS WITH “DYNAMIC PRICING SCHEME” & PREMIUM TRAINS
STRONGLY OPPOSED SINCE IT IS NOTHING BUT FLEECING ;
WHO BITS MORE – HE GETS IT. RAILWAYS COULD EARN MORE INCOME IF TICKETS ARE AUCTIONED
The Railways had found out yet another way to earn more money in the name of “Dynamic pricing scheme” in respect of Tatkal Tickets and by name “Premium Train” and we strongly oppose it and condemn the same.
The Railways had started to charge more for 50% Tatkal tickets in the name of “Dynamic pricing scheme”. The reason claimed by Railways is that the scheme has been launched to deal with the problem of tout and it will help facilitating needy passengers to get tickets. The Railway is fleecing consumers as if it is in the consumers’ interest. If some one is selling tickets illegally the Railways should take strong action against them and it could not legalize illegal black marketing.
In fact Tatkal tickets itself is nothing but selling of tickets at Balck market rate by Railways itself. Tatkal quota reduced the number of tickets available to the other genuine passengers in the general category. If the so-called tatkal tickets were not issued then this would be sold only to the genuine passengers in waitlist for 59 days. When 1000 people are in the waitlist for months and 1000 tickets are available in Tatkal quota means that these passengers are indirectly compelled to buy only the Tatkal tickets by paying higher rates. Railways claim that nearly 2 lacs tickets are being sold under tatkal every day and earn more than 1800 crores in a year. Without any additional expenses to Railways and without any additional facility to passengers the Railways found a way to fleece the passengers. The dynamic pricing of Tatkal is another way of fleecing more. We strongly oppose the legalization of Black marketing of Railway tickets.
Even the Parliamentary Committee
More than 300 trains name were changed from Express to Superfast express trains just to collect additional surcharge. A large number of tickets were kept for selling the tickets for higher rates (like black marketing in cinema theatre) in the name of Tatkal. Extra reservation charges for tickets booked in other station than the boarding station and Safety charges collected separately etc.
Not satisfied with it the Railways had ‘invented’ another way of fleecing the consumers in the name of ‘Premium Trains” which collects extra amount and some fare is are just little less than Air Fare and it seems that Railways operating Aeroplane in the train racks (in respect of fare alone)
It seems that right from Mr.Lallu days the officials found it convenient to fleece the passengers in unethical ways through administrative orders and it seems that a special team is working in Railway Board to find out more such unethical ways. We were hopeful that atleast the new govt. would desist from such unethical way of fleecing but new such ways are found out, which we condemn.
