After the fare hike, food will also become costlier for people, tea and coffee will become cheaper and chocolates and tetra pack juices would not be available.u00a0

The menu and tariff of Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains are included in the ticket fare and have not been revised since 1999 whereas the cost of raw material, WPI, index cost of services have increased manifold. With a view to arrive at the realistic prices Committees had been nominated by the Board to recommend the revised rates.