The Secunderabad Division of South Central Railway has detected 91 cases of activities affecting cleanliness and hygiene of railway premises and collected an amount of Rs 20,850 towards penalty under Indian Railways (Penalties for activities affecting cleanliness at Railway premises) Rules 2012 during the period from 1stApril to 23rd April 2013.
As per the Indian Railways (Penalties for activities affecting cleanliness at Railway premises) Rules 2012, persons indulging in any act affecting cleanliness and hygiene of railway premises are liable for a fine of upto Rs 500.
Railways are taking all measures to keep railway premises clean by penalizing those indulging in any act such as littering, spitting, urinating, defecating, pasting posters etc., which affect cleanliness and hygiene.
