New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Indian Railways has no idea how much money it loses on account of free passes provided to its retired employees.
Rajya Sabha member Rajkumar Dhoot sought to know the category-wise break up of free passes given for rail travel to ex-employees and others.
Minister of State for Railways Bharatsinh Solanki said information on the subject was being collected.
‘As the holders of complimentary passes may also undertaken journeys without reservation, the data of expenditure on free passes is not maintained,’ he said.