IR reviews Flexi Fare scheme

IR has reviewed and rationalised the Flexi Fare Scheme based on the recommendations of the Review Committee, Comptroller and Auditor General’s report. Upon rationalisation, 15 trains with an average monthly occupancy less than 50 per cent throughout the previous year have been completely removed from the Flexi Fare Scheme. Further, the scheme has been discontinued for 32 trains during the lean period (February, March and August). In all classes, the maximum cap has been revised from the current cap of 1.5 times to 1.4 times. For improving the occupancy of less patronised classes, a graded discount of 20 per cent will be provided on the last fare of all the trains with flexi fares and Humsafar trains where occupancy of a particular class is less than 60 per cent. These changes will be implemented from the advance reservation period which is four months after making the required changes in the passenger reservation system on an experimental basis.