Indian Railways (Indian Railways) Considered to be the cheapest means of transportation. But now a case has come up, in which a passenger for a cup of tea worth Rs 20 (Railway Passengers) 70 has been recovered from him. A man named Balgovind Verma tweeted a photo of Bill (Twitter) Shared on He ordered tea while traveling on the Bhopal Shatabdi Express between Delhi and Bhopal. The bill mentions that a cup of tea cost Rs. But apart from this, Rs 50 was taken from Verma as a service fee, which caused the price of just one cup of tea to go up to Rs 70.
The traveler tweeted the bill
Sharing a photo of Bill, he wrote on his Twitter handle that Rs 50 tax on Rs 20 tea. The economics of my country have really changed. So far, only history has changed.
Tax of Rs. 50 on Rs. 20 tea, the economy of the country has really changed, so far history has changed! pic.twitter.com/ZfPhxilurY
– Balgovind Verma (@ balgovind7777) June 29, 2022
Twitter users immediately told him that Rs 50 is not a tax. There is a service charge instead. However, the service charge may surprise the passenger. However, a circular issued by Indian Railways in 2018 states that if a passenger does not book food while making a reservation on the Express, he will have to pay a service charge of Rs 50 when booking a meal during the journey.
The cost of the first meal was included in the ticket charge
Earlier the cost of meals in trains like Shatabdi and Rajdhani was included in the ticket charge. However, after this the passengers were given the option to book a separate meal for their journey.
The circular said that if a passenger does not opt for catering service while booking a ticket and decides to buy food while traveling by train, he will have to pay an additional amount of Rs 50 per mile. This will be in addition to the proposed catering fee for the meal and will be charged by the Board Supervisor of IRCTC.
Apart from this, let us inform you that from July 1, 2022, the facility of traveling in more than 300 trains of Western Railway with unreserved tickets is being restored. Western Railway will restore second class coaches in anonymous form in all trains starting from July 1.
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