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Rail fares hike to net Rs 6,600 cr more: Minister

In a rare decision just a month ahead of the Budget, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal effected an across-the-board hike in fares of all classes from midnight of January 21 to net an additional Rs 6,600 crore a year, the first such increase in a decade.

first published: Jan 9, 2013 05:34 pm

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