* IR recover only 57% of its cost, means that there is a subsidy of Rs 43 over a ticket purchased for Rs 57 i.e. 75% of the fare. But not every pax is availing this subsidy of 75%, it depends on the class of travel, hence the word "subsidy" is a misnomer here.
* Now IR expects even ACIII (& other ac classes) paxs to voluntarily shell out 75% extra for their tickets in the name of subsidy denial. * Infact ACIII paxs are giving profits to IR and now they are expected to shell out 75% extra for the inefficiency of IR and for heavy subsidy enjoyed by general/ suburban paxs. ACII & ACI shall be costlier than air travel...
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& paxs shall prefer air travel.

A clarrification from railway that this is meant on Senior ctitizen Concession
The Indian Railways on Thursday said that it has only simplified procedures for those senior citizens who want to voluntarily forgo the subsidies entitled to them on rail fares and that it does not intend to withdraw the provision of subsidy.
According to Railway Board Member for Traffic Mohammad Jamshed, currently railways provides a 50 per cent concession on tickets booked by senior citizens.
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gives senior citizen a 50 per cent concession on their tickets. We have appealed to them that if they want to give up their concession, then they can do it,” Jamshed told reporters here.
Jamshed refuted certain media reports which said that the railways was planning to withdraw the provision of subsidy on tickets.
“The news reports regarding ‘give up rail fare subsidy’ are baseless,” he said adding that railways’ last year saved Rs 40 crore as many of the senior citizens voluntarily gave up their rail fare subsidy.
Currently, the railway give concession on rail fare in 53 categories due to which it incurs an expense of Rs 1,650 crore per year.