Derail Budget

Such Railway budgets happen rarely. Once in 10 years, literally. For Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi of the Trinamool Congress, to muster courage and hike aam admi fares by up to 20 per cent, must have been a leap of faith. Because in India, general class passengers account for 95 per cent of total traffic. The balance 5 per cent is made up by those travelling in air conditioned coaches.

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