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Rail fare hike difficult but correct decision: Jaitley

Jaitley, who will present the Union Budget next month, said a loss-making railway would provide below-par services and would eventually not even have the resources to meet its expenditure.

Modi bites the bullet of railway fare; now he must reform the train

Prime Minister Modi has to shake up the railway bureaucracy, which frankly does not care.

Modi govt bites first bullet, hikes rail passenger fare by 14.2%

The decision of the Railways today restores an announcement of 16 May, the day Lok Sabha election results came, when the same hike was effected but immediately put on hold.