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₹5 cr earned from fines on spitting and littering at railway premises in 2 years
The Morning Standard
|July 28, 2024
THE Indian Railways, in its gargantuan efforts to keep one of the largest railway networks in the world spic and span, has made a windfall from penalising the spitters and litter louts.
In last two years, the Railways has collected a whopping ₹5.13 crore by way of fines from 3,30,132 offenders violating the cleanliness norms at its premises, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Rajya Sabha recently.
The minister highlighted that while Railways has been diligent in cleaning up areas soiled by tobacco chewers and litterbugs, maintaining cleanliness remains an ongoing challenge. "Cleanliness is a continuous process. Every effort is made to keep railway premises clean," Vaishnaw said.
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