Revenue Generated Under Tatkal Scheme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  RAILWAYS

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2628

ANSWERED ON-27.04.2012

(a) the details of revenue generated by Railways under Tatkal Scheme during last three years;

(b) whether Government contemplates to increase the seat quota under Tatkal Scheme;

(c) whether Government has received any complaints against the Tatkal Scheme; and

(d) if so, the status thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS


(SHRI BHARATSINH SOLANKI)


(a): Details of revenue generated by Railways under Tatkal Scheme during the last three years are as under:-

Financial Year Tatkal Charges
(In ` Crores)
2009-10 672
2010-11 729
2011-12 847


(b): No, Sir.

(c): The issue regarding non-availability of access to Tatkal tickets through internet during opening hours was reported in one News Paper.

(d): Various measures like restricting agents from booking Tatkal tickets between 0800 hours and 1000 hours, capturing details of proof of identity and carrying the same proof during the journey, increasing the bandwidth & installation of high capacity database servers etc. have been taken by Indian Railways and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to improve availability of e-tickets including Tatkal tickets particularly during opening hours of reservation.


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Shifted from Fixed Fee to Revenue Sharing Model

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

QUESTION NO  2059

ANSWERED ON  19.08.2011

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to satate :-


(a) the details of guidelines which have enabled telecom operators to migrate from commitments on licence fees to a revenue sharing model;

(b) whether the decision for adoption of the revenue sharing model for telecom operators was justifiable; and

(c) the details of revenue loss caused to Government exchequer by shifting from fixed fee to revenue sharing fee?
   

ANSWER

     
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ( SHRI MILIND DEORA)

(a) & (b) Sir, the Migration Package to licensees of Cellular (Metros and Telecom Circles) and Basic Telecom Services for migration to New Telecom Policy-1999 regime was offered based on the decision of the Union Cabinet. The Licensees were required to accept all the conditions of migration package in its entirety and simultaneously to withdraw all legal proceedings against Department of Telecom (DoT) or Union of India (Uol). The migration package also provided that the licensee will forego the right of operating in the regime of limited number of operators and would operate in a multipoly licensing regime. A copy of letter of letter of migration package as offered to Cellular Mobile Telephone Service (CMTS) operators is given in as Annexure-I.

(c ) Any loss of revenue would have to be seen in a complete context. However, the impact on Licence Fee collection due to migration offered. vide NTP-99 in respect of CMTS as well as Basic Service Providers existing at that time is given in Annexure-II.  

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