Table 11: Indian Railways : Financial Effect of  Social Obligations
							(Rs.crore)
	Total	Loss on	Loss on	Gross	Gross	Percentage of Item 2
	Financial	Coaching	Low-rated	Traffic	Working	to
	Effect of	Services*	Commodi-	Receipts	Expenses	Item 5	Item 6
	Social		ties
	Obligations
2005-06	8490	8545	55	54700	45728	15.5	18.6
2004-05	6661	6504	157	47370	42759	14.1	15.6
2003-04	6116	5983	133	42905	39482	14.3	15.5
2002-03	5938	5609	329	41068	38026	14.5	15.6
2001-02	5962	5657	305	37838	36293	15.8	16.4
2000-01	5121	4876	245	34881	34667	14.7	14.8
1999-00	4739	4583	156	32939	30844	14.4	15.4
1998-99	4275	4165	110	29620	27835	14.4	15.4
1997-98	4407	4313	94	28589	25876	15.4	17.0
1996-97	2888	2816	72	24319	21001	11.9	13.8
1995-96	2149	2106	43	22418	18525	9.6	11.6
1994-95	1974	1927	47	20101	16590	9.8	11.9
1993-94	1926	1861	65	18046	15135	10.7	12.7
1992-93	2209	1959	250	15688	13980	14.1	15.8
1991-92	2099	1776	323	13730	12389	15.3	16.9
1990-91	2202	1796	406	12097	11154	18.2	19.7
1989-90	2104	1820	284	10740	9888	19.6	21.3
1988-89	1644	1351	293	9259	8633	17.8	19.0
1987-88	1654	1470	184	8435	7803	19.6	21.2
1986-87	1311	1121	190	7506	6901	17.5	19.0
1985-86	1140	957	183	6428	5823	17.7	19.6
1984-85	1069	895	174	5359	5142	19.9	20.8
1983-84	805	663	142	4986	4664	16.1	17.3
1982-83	646	541	105	4376	3883	14.8	16.6
1981-82	485	381	104	3538	3183	13.7	15.2
1980-81	421	287	134	2624	2536	16.0	16.6
1979-80	251	184	67	2338	2142	10.7	11.7
1978-79	177	114	63	2151	1900	8.2	9.3
1977-78	114	73	41	2124	1781	5.4	6.4
1976-77	149	100	49	2036	1750	7.3	8.5
1975-76	183	117	66	1767	1611	10.4	11.4
1974-75	165	123	42	1408	1341	11.7	12.3
1973-74	204	153	51	1138	1066	17.9	19.1
1972-73	226	106	120	1162	983	19.4	23.0
1971-72	127	70	57	1097	912	11.6	13.9
1970-71	124	69	55	1007	847	12.3	14.6
Source:  GOI (2006) , Explanatory Memorandum on the Railway Budget, Ministry of
Railway, February and Previous Issues