Newspapers supplied in trains

Newspapers supplied in trains

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO  2998

ANSWERED ON  11.08.2017

Newspapers supplied in trains

2998 Shri Anil Desai

Shri Surendra Singh Nagar

Shri D. Raja

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to satate :-
(a) the names of Hindi and English newspapers which are allowed to be supplied in various Shatabdi, Rajdhani and other trains by the Railway Board;
(b) the names of publishers thereof; and
(c) the amount recovered by Railways in this regard?

ANSWER   MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (c): As per instructions issued vide Railway Board’s Commercial Circular No. 87/2001 and 32/2014, Railways supply newspaper to every passenger travelling by Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Duronto trains. Zonal Railways, being the implementation authority, decide the type of newspaper of different languages to be supplied in these trains, taking into consideration the passengers’ demand and ensuring that wide range of reputed daily newspapers in Hindi /English /Regional language in equal proportion are supplied to the passengers. As the cost of the newspapers is absorbed within the integrated fare structure of Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Duronto Express trains, the cost of service of newspapers is borne by the Zonal Railways.