Railways' new 'Give it Up' campaign: Soon, forgo train ticket subsidy

The Railways had posted its worst operating ratio in 16 years at 96.9% in 2016-17

Taking a cue from the petroleum ministry, Indian Railways is set to launch a ‘Give-It-Up’ campaign to travellers for letting go of the subsidy on train tickets.

A similar mission launched by the Ministry of Petroleum was a hit, with 10.5 million liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-consuming households opting out of the subsidy, saving about Rs 4,000 crore for the government.

A senior railway official said, “The scheme will be launched soon. Passengers will have the option to forgo either 100 per cent of the subsidy or 50 per cent or to avail of the subsidy. It will be a voluntary