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- Country’s first private train “Tejas Express” flagged off on Lucknow-Delhi-Lucknow route, charged a higher fare than Shatabdi Express and other trains on the same route
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- Issue:
(1) IRCTC – commercial tourism and catering arm of indian railways, is entrusted with the task of operating two premium trains(Tejas Express) on Lucknow-Delhi- Lucknow and Mumbai-Ahmedabad-Mumbai route
(2) Tariff fixed were higher with hardly any change in running time
(3_) Violated the Railway Act 1989, as per which central government is the central authority to decide tariffs and not IRCTC.
(4) 100% Tejas tickets available only online : violates the rule book because as per the law there has to be a counter at railway station with working hours displayed.
Sources
The Hindu