Railway  Revenue  Earnings up by 19.63 per cent during   F.Y.   2012-2013

The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during 1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013 were Rs. 124814.87 crore compared to Rs. 104334.61 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 19.63 per cent. The total approximate goods earnings have gone up from Rs. 69674.13 crore during 1st April 2011 – 31st March 2012 to Rs. 85869.02 crore during 1st April 2012 – 31st March 2013, registering an increase of 23.24 per cent. The total approximate passenger revenue earnings during 1st April 2012 – 31st March 2013 were Rs. 31896.24 crore compared to Rs. 28645.55 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 11.35 per cent. The approximate revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs. 3137.92 crore during April 2012 - March 2013 compared to Rs. 2825.18 crore during the same period last year, an increase of 11.07 per cent. The total approximate sundry earnings during 1st April 2012 – 31st March 2013 were Rs.3911.69crore compared toRs.3189.75 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 23.24 per cent. The total approximate numbers of passengers booked during 1st April 2012 – 31st March 2013 were 8501.30 million compared to 8306.17 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 2.35 per cent. In the suburban and non-suburban sectors, the numbers of passengers booked during April 2012 -March 2013 were 4489.62 million and 4011.68 million compared to 4383.18 million and 3922.99 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 2.43 per cent and 2.26 per cent respectively. // main source : pibnews// LATEST  NEWS  ON  DA  ARREARS  :- DA from Jan 2013 : Two decades before, the trade unions are used to protest and demonstrate struggles to pressurize the government to declare the dearness allowance. Now we are back to the same old bad days. The same old days are coming back now. The trade union federations gave enough time to the government and waited patiently. 11 DAYS PASSED.  Since the announcement for the payment of Dearness Allowance is being delayed. The All India Railwaymen’s Federation writes to Finance Minister and demanded to declare it immediately. The copy of the letter is reproduced here. All India Railwaymen’s Federation No.AIRF/13 Dated: April 9, 2013 Shri P.Chidambaram, Hon’ble Finance Minister, Ministry of Finance. (Government of India) North Block, New Delhi. Dear Sir, Sub: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government Employees and Pensioners It is very unfortunate that the announcement for the payment of Dearness Allowance is being delayed badly and is creating lots of frustration among the Central Government Employees as well as Pensioners. Particularly Railway Employees, who are the prime mover of the wheel of the development and growth of the nation, they also feel frustrated because of inordinate delay in the announcement for the payment of Dearness by the Government of India (Ministry of Finance). In this connection, it is worth-mentioning that, it has never happened ¡n the past so many years when payment of Dearness Allowance has not been announced before 31st March. All India Railwaymen’s Federation, representing more than 13 lakh Railwaymen as well lakhs of Central Government Employees and Pensioners (through the NC/JCM), strongly protests against the delay in announcement of Dearness Allowance and demands that it should be announced immediately to avoid any confrontation. sd/- (Shiva Gopal Mishra) General Secretary & Member NC/JCM(Staff Side) Source : AIRF Now PM on foreign tour in Germany (11-12 April 2013).  Expecting,   on his arrival this issue will be cleared.