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Nearly 50% train tickets still purchased in cash: RailYatri survey

Amid the push by Modi govt on digital payments more than half of train tickets are purchased in cash

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Last Updated : Sep 19 2017 | 6:48 PM IST

Amid the push by the government on digital payments, a study by online portal RailYatri has found that more than half of the train tickets in India are purchased in cash.

"And this is not because the train travellers necessarily prefer it that way, but the sale of reserved train tickets through authorised agents (contributing an estimated half of reserved ticket sales) continues to be in cash. The primary cause for this is the dis-incentive eco-system which rewards cash while penalising online transactions," Railyatri said in its report based on a countrywide survey of consumers and ticketing agents.

The study found

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