Salem Division surpasses ticket checking targets bettering expectations, and earns appreciation from Chief Commercial Manager, Southern Railway

Ticketless travelling is the biggest challenge for railways, leading to the revenue loss to railways. Southern Railway is taking all effective steps to curb this menace by way of increased checks including the surprise ones and Salem Division is putting all its available resources towards this goal. A team of TTIs (Travelling Ticket Checking Inspectors) were involved in this drive, over and above the day-to-day ticket verification duty in trains.  In addition, the officers of the Salem Division Commercial Branch also take up individual ticket checking on a regular basis.

In the past 3 months, from April to June, 2016, the Commercial Branch of Salem Division took up this challenge and has performed outstandingly well, collecting a sum of Rs.82,98,529/- towards ticket fare and penalties. The break up figures is provided hereunder:

From April 2016 to June 2016     

                                                 

No. of cases for ticketless travelling        :           18,607           

No. of cases of  un-booked luggage          :           843

Ticket fare & penalty collected                  : Rs.    82,98,529/-  

Smt S. Padmavathi, TTI of Salem Division has surpassed the targets and by way of effective ticket checking, has ensured collection of Rs.9,06,580/- from April to June, 2016. Appreciating her achievement, Sri Ajeet Saxena, Chief Commercial Manager, Southern Railway, has granted a cash award of Rs.5,000/- to Smt. Padmavathi, and also a group award of Rs.10,000/- for the other TTIs. He also mentioned in his appreciation letter to Sri Hari Shankar Verma, Divisional Railway Manager, Salem, that Salem Division has set a new bench mark and will be a role model for other Divisions in Southern Railway, in terms of ticket checking.

Sri Hari Shanker Verma, DRM, has also congratulated Sri Viju Vin, Divisional Commercial Manager, Salem, and the TTIs of Salem Division, for this fete.