Western Railway's ticket checks at busy stations found many ticketless travelers, prompting calls for digital payments and better access control.
The Ministry of Railways lauded Rosaline Arokia Mary, a chief ticket checker, for becoming the first female Ticket checker to collect 1 Crore fine.
More than 40,000 commutes, who were not fully vaccinated, were fined worth 1 crore for ticketless travelling in the Mumbai Local trains.