Sustained Earning From Scrap and Improved Non-Fare Revenue Help Railways Improve Station Experience Without Increasing Passenger Fares

• Indian Railways is monetising idle assets (scrap) and expanding Non-Fare Revenue (NFR) streams to fund station upgrades without raising passenger fares.
• Scrap sales hit ₹6,813.86 crore in FY 2025-26, beating the ₹6,000 crore target; NFR rose 168% in 5 years to ₹777.76 crore.
• Relevant for UPSC: PSU finance, fiscal self-sufficiency, asset monetisation, station modernisation under PM Gati Shakti and Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.