Parliament Question: Segment-wise Revenue Earned by Railways

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3164 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026 SEGMENT-WISE REVENUE EARNED BY RAILWAYS 3164. SHRI G LAKSHMINARAYANA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) the details of total revenue earned by Indian Railways during the last five years with a segment-wise break-up under passenger services, freight, parcel services and non-fare revenue, year-wise; (b) the details of operating surplus or deficit/profit or loss reported by Indian Railways during the same period, year-wise; (c) the total subsidy or financial support provided by the Government during the last five years specifying the major heads under which such support was extended, year-wise; (d) the details of the categories of beneficiaries who were granted passenger fare concessions or subsidies during the said period, including students, persons with disabilities, patients and other eligible groups; and (e) whether the Government proposes to reinstate fare concessions for senior citizens and if so, the details and proposed timeline thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (e) The year-wise break-up of total revenue earned, expenditure incurred and surplus / deficit generated by Indian Railways during the last five financial years (FYs) is as under: (₹ in crore) FY Revenue Expenditure Surplus / deficit 2020-21 (Covid Year) 1,40,784 1,38,236 2,548 2021-22 (Covid Year) 1,91,367 2,06,392 (-) 15,025 §2022-23 2,40,177 2,37,660 2,517 2023-24 2,56,093 2,52,834 3,260 2024-25 2,65,678 2,63,018 2,660 Segment-wise break-up of revenue generated and subsidy given as Social Service Obligation are provided in Annual Statistical Statement and Year Book of Indian Railways available on website (https://www.indianrailways.gov.in). Indian Railways strives to provide affordable services to all strata of the society and gave subsidy of ₹60,239 crore on passenger tickets in 2024- 25. This amounts to concession of 43% on an average, to every person, travelling on Railways. In other words, if the cost of providing service is ₹100, then the price of ticket is ₹57 only. This subsidy is continuing for all passengers. Further, concessions beyond this subsidy amount are continuing for many categories like 4 categories of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjans), 11 categories of patients and 8 categories of students. *****