Railways have been spending an additional Rs 22,000 crore on salaries and pensions of its employees following implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, which has hit its financial health, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said in Lok Sabha on Wednesday
Salary, social obligations take away big funds of Railways: Piyush Goyal
Responding to a question on operational losses of railways, Piyush Goyal said construction of new lines and operating trains in economically nonviable areas under its social obligations also take away a sizeable amount of its funds.
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