Railways should consider higher occupancy of berths by lowering price: Parl panel

REPORT PRESENTED TO 18TH LOK SABHA

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NEW DELHI: The Railways should do the groundwork before introducing new trains and consider higher occupancy of berths by lowering the price to achieve maximum utilisation, the Committee on Public Accounts has said in its report presented to the 18th Lok Sabha on March 21.

The Committee, in its 139th report presented to the 17th Lok Sabha on April 20 last year, had flagged its concerns on the "Loss of revenue due to running of Suvidha Express Trains: South Western Railway".

The current report pertains to the action taken by the government on the observations and recommendations of the Committee contained in their 139th report and the Committee's satisfaction on the action taken by the Railway Ministry.