Central Railway created a new record in recovering fines during ticket checking in 46.32 lakh cases to the tune of 300 crore in 2022- 23.
The Central Railway has left behind all zonal rail- ways by achieving the fig- ure. Last year also CR had recovered fines worth 214.41 crore and ranked first.
Mumbai division has alone collected *108.25 crore in 19.57 lakh cases, Nagpur division 39.70 cr in 6.16 lakh cases, Pune division – *24.27 cr in 3.36 lakh cases, Bhusawal division – 270.02 cr in 9.06 lakh cases and Solapur division – 33.36 cr in 5.27 lakh cases.
Moreover, PCCM squad recovered 24.65 crore in 2.91 cases while 20 TTES
CR-D Kumar, S B Malande, Sunil D Nainai issued re- ceipts by collecting 1 crore.
The Central Railway management has appealed to passengers to carry tickets during travel and avoid action.
Authorities have re- peatedly made requests to the citizens to travel with a valid ticket to avoid being fined.
The railways bears losses worth crores every year due to people travelling without tickets. Hence strict vigil is being kept on offenders.