Passengers travelling in all AC classes and first class will have to pay charges in addition to the recent hike in train fares with the General Budget today bringing journeys in them under the ambit of service tax.
Trinamul Congress is said to be peeved by Dinesh Trivedi's "bold" decision to hike fares across classes and may ask the Railway Minister to give up his job.
Underlining the need to explore various sources to generate income, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi today hinted at examining the option of public- private-partnership (PPP) model, saying merely raising passenger fares cannot fulfill the existing shortfall in fund requirements.
Amidst talk of possible passenger fare hike, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi today said that nothing will be done to "increase the burden" on common man.
Higher class travel may become costly as railways is mulling plans to revise passenger fares to tide over its financial problems and improve safety-related infrastructure.