WAP-7 - दिल तुझपे कुर्बान

“It has now been decided that a 10 per cent rebate shall also be applicable in the reserved class of all other trains w.e.f 01.01.2017 on an experimental basis for six months, a Railway Ministry circular dated December 28 said.”
This exactly can be called a first dynamic discount on fare by IR where fares shall go below the normal fare.
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will give the politicians one more avenue to favour the voters of his/her constituency by introducing a large number of normal fare & other trains from their constituency which shall go vacant and the paxs shall get a 10% discount over normal fare for the last minute vacant seats. The rest have to pay flexi fares and shall not get discount as train seats seldom go vacant in non-vip area. So pampered area with vacant seats on trains shall get additional benefit of this discount in addition to easy availability of seats at normal fares.
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The best way to fix fare is making the costing a prime consideration. More the IR play with this rule, more avenues shall open for malpractices detrimental to IR finances/ nation. Minor deviation by way of controlled subsidy may be given, but not beyond all bounds as is case today.