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A farce in the name of RAC!
City-based Consumer Care Centre has in a representation submitted to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu a contention that the move to increase the number of Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC) tickets with effect from January 16 is a “clever” move to increase the Railways’ income and not what it claims, i.e. “to allow more persons to travel in trains”.
City-based Consumer Care Centre has in a representation submitted to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu a contention that the move to increase the number of Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC) tickets with effect from January 16 is a “clever” move to increase the Railways’ income and not what it claims, i.e. “to allow more persons to travel in trains”.
The representation states that there is no difference in the fare between a confirmed sleeper berth ticket and an RAC ticket.
While the passenger with a confirmed berth will be able to sleep during the nights, those with RAC tickets will have to travel sitting throughout, though they pay the same fare.
With more RAC tickets to be provided, it is clear that more passengers are going to be inconvenienced.
“The scheme is clearly an anti-passenger move,” said Secretary Rajam Ganesan. She requested the Railway Board not to implement the proposal.
The representation suggested that two or three lower berths are kept vacant for mentally challenged (MC) persons till the preparation of the chart. “Such persons cannot travel without an attendant.
An MC person’s behaviour is abnormal and has to be taken care of by the parents/attendant,” said a statement in the representation.
It also suggested that a subway is needed connecting platform 1 to 10 at Secunderabad Railway Station.
“There are some battery-operated carts which, however, operate only on platform No 1 and platform No. 10.
They do not take elderly persons, pregnant women, physically handicapped persons to platform Nos. 2 to 9.
If it is not possible to allow these battery carts to other platforms, the best solution is to have a subway connecting all platforms. There can be both ramps and stairs,” it said.
“The lifts and escalators are useful only up to a certain limit. They take one only to the top of a particular platform.
The elderly, physically handicapped and pregnant women will have to walk all the way to the other platforms. Therefore, the best solution is to have subways at both ends of the stations,” said the representation.
