Question : IRREGULARITIES IN FREIGHT TRAFFIC



(a) whether the Railways have suffered huge losses in the earnings from freight traffic over the years;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor indicating the projected earnings and actual earnings from freight traffic during the last three years and the current year;

(c) whether a number of instances of alleged irregularities in freight traffic have come to the notice of the Railways;

(d) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of such cases reported during the said period and the action taken thereon by the Railways; and

(e) the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Railways to effectively check recurrence of such instances of irregularities?

Answer given by the minister



MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI MANOJ SINHA )

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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