Govt panel slams Railways for free passes in luxury trains
A parliamentary standing committee has slammed the Railways for giving "freeloaders" complimentary passes to travel on luxury trains whose fares range between â¹31,600 and â¹41,000. Pointing out that these trains run at a 30% occupancy, the panel said there was no need for complimentary travel when the trains are not even able to generate revenue to meet their working expenses. 