Indian Railways Spends Billions on Subsidies; Minimal Fare Hikes

Imagine the Indian Railways is like a giant bus company.

The government helps keep the cost of riding these trains low.

Recently, they increased the prices a tiny bit for some tickets.

This is the first increase in a long time, and it helps make sure the trains can keep running safely.

The government pays a lot of money each year to make train rides affordable for everyone, especially for people who don't have much money.

They want to keep train travel cheap, especially for people who take the train to work every day, so they haven't raised those ticket prices.