The South Central Railway undertook a series of drives and 4,558 persons were detected and penalized for committing offences such as littering, spitting etc., on railway premises during the month of November, 2013.
These include 1617 persons in Vijayawada Division, 1037 persons in Guntakal Division, 767 persons in Secunderabad Division, 507 persons in Guntur Division, 432 persons in Nanded Division and 198 persons in Hyderabad Division.
An amount of Rs. 9.2 lakh was realized from them towards penalty.
During the first 8 months of the current financial year, i.e. April to November, 2013, 46,814 persons were booked for committing the above mentioned offences, and an amount of Rs. 94.3 lakh was realized from them towards penalty.
With a view to ensure hygiene & cleanliness in railway premises and to provide pleasant ambience to passengers, provisions of Indian Railways (Penalties for Activities Affecting Cleanliness at Railway Premises) Rules-2012 were notified in November, 2012.
The rules stipulate penalties up to Rs. 500 on any person / passenger found either littering or spitting or urinating or defecating or pasting posters or dumping garbage on railway premises such as railway stations, railway land etc. (INN)
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