September 19, 2018 (MLN): As part of its drive to raise contributions for the Dam Fund, Pakistan Railways has decided to increase ticket fares for the Economy and Business Class on the directives of Federal Minister for Railways, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed.
An additional amount of Rs 1 per ticket is to be charged on purchase of Economy Class Ticket of Rs 100 for each passenger. For tickets costing over Rs 100, an additional charge of Rs 2 per ticket will be placed. In the same manner, an additional amount of Rs 10 shall be placed on A/C Class tickets.
This minor surcharge for Dam Fund shall be levied on all tickets, PTOs, Free Privilege Passes, Military Vouchers, E-Ticketing, Computerized Tickets PCTS, BTS and Current Reservations of Pakistan Railways.
The surcharge of Dam Fund shall not be a part of ticket fare but will rather be mentioned below the ticket and the collected amount shall be transferred to Dam Fund on monthly basis.
According to the ministry, the amount for Ticket Fare shall not be rounded off due to Dam Fund Charges and the surcharge shall be non-refundable.
