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Demonetisation Will Not Impact Railways, Says Suresh Prabhu
Swarajya Staff
Nov 29, 2016, 09:41 PM | Updated 09:41 PM IST
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Asked about the impact of demonetisation on the Railways, considered the lifeline of the country, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said there would be no impact, not even in the short term.
...I don’t think there is empirical evidence or any data to suggest that there will be short-term impact.
Prabhu said there was a decline in freight volumes but that had nothing to do with demonetisation.
Praising the digitisation efforts of the government in various sectors, Prabhu said that 58 per cent of rail travellers use information technology to book tickets.
There are 23 million passengers who travel by Railways every day. Look at the profile of the people, either middle class or the poor. For them, this is the only means of transportation. And they are booking tickets through the internet.
With inputs from IANS
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