Hit by curbs, IRCTC running at a loss for first time since inception in 2002 - Hindustan Times
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Hit by curbs, IRCTC running at a loss for first time since inception in 2002

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By, New Delhi
Sep 28, 2020 02:56 AM IST

Director of tourism and marketing Rajni Hasija said that the IRCTC had a sense of a drastic drop in passengers traffic as early as in January as many tourists cancelled their tickets on high-end trains.

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, which handles the catering, tourism and online ticketing operations of Indian Railways, is running at a loss for the first time since its inception in 2002, according to director of tourism and marketing Rajni Hasija.

IRCTC’s operations have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown.(Anshuman Poyrekar/HT File Photo)
IRCTC’s operations have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown.(Anshuman Poyrekar/HT File Photo)

IRCTC’s operations have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown. “This is the first time in the history of the IRCTC that we are running losses,” Hasija said.

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Hasija, and Bihar director of tourism Rakesh Mohan took part in the second edition of HT’s Tourism Conclave.

Hasija added that the IRCTC had a sense of a drastic drop in passengers traffic as early as in January as many tourists cancelled their tickets on high-end trains.

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