Western Railway has been conducting regular ticket checking drives to keep a check on unauthorized travelling. Mumbai Division of WR has accomplished a remarkable feat by recovering INR 79.48 crore in fines with the detection of 12.57 lakh cases during such checking drives conducted in the period from April, 2022 to March 2023. This is the best ever ticket checking performance of the Division.
A special ticket checking drive is also being conducted in AC locals.
Today during a ticket check by MMCT Div W Rly TTE accompanied by Sr DCM MMCT Sunil Mishra betn CCG & BVI and BVI to CCG in AC trains, the psgrs who found ticketless were charged as per extant rules.
— DRM - Mumbai Central, WR (@drmbct) April 15, 2023
Passengers are requested kindly to travel with valid ticket to avoid penalties. pic.twitter.com/LYvA5iJEAh
According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur - Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, Mumbai Division of WR has created history & achieved a landmark milestone by netting an amount of INR 79.48 Cr in Ticket Checking fines during the intensive checking drives conducted in FY 2022-23. It is a milestone feat as it is more than the target set for the Year 2022- 2023 of INR 74.73 Cr, with an increase of 6.35% in terms of amount realized.
In recognition to the performance of the ticket checking staff over Mumbai Division, 31 staff were felicitated with merit certificates and cash awards. Out of the 31 recipients, Laxman Kumar – Dy. Chief Ticketing Inspector (Dy.CTI) from Surat has achieved the impressive milestone of detecting 13,088 cases and collected INR 92.47 Lakhs as penalties from travelers traveling without proper tickets and carrying unbooked luggage. The other meritorious staff included Amresh Paswan, Dy. Chief Ticketing Inspector (Dy.CTI) from Surat who detected 11,001 cases & realized fines of approx. INR 88.73 Lakhs and L.S. Tiwari, Dy. Chief Ticketing Inspector (Dy.CTI) from Borivali who detected 10,072 cases & realizing an amount of INR 70.35 Lakhs in fines. The performance of all the staff has been noteworthy and has played a crucial role in achieving this outstanding ticket checking performance.
WR’s Mumbai Division achieves Milestone in Ticket Checking
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) April 18, 2023
Rs.79.48 cr recovered from intensive ticket checking drives during April 2022 - March 2023
It is not only their best performance but it also surpassed their target set for the FY 2022-23 @RailMinIndia@drmbct pic.twitter.com/CytU20eB2T
Recently, a surprise ticket-checking drive was carried out in AC local trains under the supervision of Sr. Divisional Commercial Manager (Mumbai Division) on April 15, 2023. The surprise checks were carried out in four different AC local services between Churchgate and Virar. 61 cases of travelling without ticket and 21 cases of higher travel were detected by the team and INR 32,425/- was realized as fines from the passengers. It is pertinent to mention that till April 17, 2023, more than 3300 cases of irregular travel in AC locals have been detected.
Western Railway appeals to the general public to travel with proper & valid tickets through manual ticket counters and from digital online tickets through UTS app, ATVM machines, etc. as well as carry valid Identity Cards in order to avoid inconvenience.
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