(a) the total amount spent by the Railways on providing free rail passes to their employees during each of the last three years, till date;
(b) whether the Expenditure Reform Commission has recently recommended to the Government that expenditure on this account be curtailed substantially; and
(c) if so, the reaction of the Railways administration thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI R. VELU )
(a): Passes to Railway Employees are given free of cost
and as such its cost is not computed.
(b): Yes, Sir.
(c): The recommendations of the Expenditure Reform
Commission to discontinue the passes to railway
employees has not been found feasible for
acceptance by Railways and the Committee of
Secretaries. The disagreement is being conveyed to
the Cabinet.