Metro Railway Kolkata has earned Rs 8.3 crore from scrap sales during the financial year 2021-22.
“Metro Railway has achieved remarkable scrap sale in the financial year 2021-2022 amidst Covid pandemic and post-pandemic economic condition,” stated a press release dated April 2.
Kolkata Metro exceeded the sales target of Rs 5cr from odds and ends, which the railway board had set this year.
During the 2020-21 financial year, Metro had earned 8.13cr from selling scrap and this year it saw an increase of 2.09 per cent.
Metro railway sells its scrap through e-auctioning to maintain transparency and probity.
Earlier this month, the carrier authorities revealed that Metro has earned Rs 19.45cr as non-fare revenue.
Kolkata Metro, which has generally been dependent on passenger revenue, has shown a renewed interest in generating non-fare revenue in the post-pandemic times.
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