The company charges Rs20 per ticket for sleeper- class bookings and Rs40 per ticket for air-conditioned class bookings. The company charges Rs20 per ticket for sleeper- class bookings and Rs40 per ticket for air-conditioned class bookings. It also does online ticketing for air travel and the aggregate income from Internet ticketing is Rs632 crore. The railways benefit too, as 50% of the service charges are shared with it. As a state-run company, the government can choose to waive service charges, and instead reimburse IRCTC its costs.

Source: Mint February 22, 2017 02:14 UTC