New Delhi: RTI has revealed that the Railways canceled more than 1.78 crore tickets from March this year due to the corona virus epidemic (Railway canceled 1.78 crore tickets in 5 months) and refund of Rs 2727 crore. According to the reply received under Right to Information (RTI), during this period, the Railways canceled 1,78,70,644 tickets. The Railways had suspended its passenger train services from 25 March.
In the first quarter of the year 2020-21, revenue in the passenger segment declined by Rs 1066 crore. Between April 1 and August 11 last year, the Railways refunded Rs 3,660.08 crore and in the same period revenue of Rs 17,309.1 crore. This is the first time that he has refunded more than the revenue earned by selling tickets to the railways.
An official said that due to the postponement of services, the amount of tickets booked for April, May and June was refunded, while fewer tickets were booked during these three months and there was a ban. In the first three months of this financial year, the Railways suspended all its regular passenger services. During this period, the railways lost revenue of Rs 531.12 crore in April, Rs 145.24 crore in May and Rs 390.6 crore in June.
