Costing and Pricing Issues in Transport Sector - Indian Railways ...
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Passenger Fares for different classes<br />
• Non suburban bus<strong>in</strong>ess must be self susta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g.<br />
• Fares for Second Class Ord<strong>in</strong>ary <strong>and</strong> Sleeper Class need<br />
to be <strong>in</strong>dexed dto <strong>in</strong>put costs toelim<strong>in</strong>ate i t losses.<br />
• Suburban bus<strong>in</strong>ess may cont<strong>in</strong>ue to need partial <strong>and</strong><br />
controlled subsidization.<br />
• Subsidy to suburban bus<strong>in</strong>ess must be capped <strong>in</strong><br />
f<strong>in</strong>ancial terms for transparency.<br />
• Suburban fares should be <strong>in</strong>dexed to fuel costs.*<br />
• Products <strong>and</strong> prices need to focus sharply on the target<br />
segment.<br />
Tuesday, September 06, 2011 INDRA GHOSH, Adviser/Rates Slide No. 112