(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?