Srinagar, Oct 25 (KNO): The Jammu Railway Division of Indian Railways has collected over Rs 32 lakh in fines over the last ten days while taking action against 2,500 ticketless and irregular travellers.
A railway official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that to facilitate passengers and ensure comfortable travel, special ticket-checking drives are conducted periodically at all railway stations in the Jammu Division under the leadership of Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Uchit Singhal.
He said these drives play a crucial role in improving passenger convenience and increasing revenue.
During the festive season, ticket-checking drives were conducted daily in the division to provide better passenger convenience and prevent illegal travel.
On Friday, a team headed by Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Uchit Singhal, including Assistant Commercial Manager Manoj Meena, Chief Ticket Inspector Abdul Rashid, and other ticket-checking staff, conducted extensive checks at stations and on trains, with special checks on both up and down trains.
In this campaign, fines of over Rs 7 lakh were collected in just one day, charging 1,200 passengers for travelling without tickets.
According to data from the last ten days of the festive season ticket-checking campaign, fines amounting to over Rs 32 lakh were collected from approximately 2,500 passengers travelling without tickets.
Regarding this successful campaign, Uchit Singhal said, “Our efforts to strengthen ticket checking during the festivals have yielded positive results. This has led to increased revenue and significantly improved the travel experience for genuine passengers.”
He further said that the Jammu Division is newly formed, which has led to a shortage of ticketing staff. However, the division’s ticket-checking staff has performed remarkably well—(KNO)