Tips in Trains: Addl Inputs

Below are some of the issues raised by you in regards to tips in trains. Kindly review and share any additional issues you may have on the matter.

We look forward to your inputs and will then escalate this with the senior leadership for consideration!

Tips related issues in Trains: Citizen inputs

1. Staff in all trains with a pantry expect tips
2. In various Shatabdi Express trains, the servers roam around in the train asking for tips once meals are done
3. Some servers bring the mouthfreshner tray in front of passenger and don’t remove it till a tip is put in there.
4. Servers ask for tips for providing things like extra breakfast, sugar free tea etc.
5. The attendants in the first class coach asks for tips every time
6. The TTE sometimes asks for tips from RAC passengers for providing them seats
7. Tips are demanded as a matter of right in Rajdhani and Duranto Express trains
8. Tips are demanded by Railway staff, not only catering staff but also by coach attendant for providing bed rolls, by sweepers for cleaning your coach etc.
9. In Bangalore-Delhi Rajdhani, the serving staff forces you to pay a tip. more  

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Receipt of the meal offered is also not made available unless asked for and followed up . more  
Point 4 is not relevant as they charge for extra things now. Like 2 extra roti u pay 30 rupees more  
Will the railways go on asking for feed backs from the passengers endlessly or initiate some pro-active actions in this regard to give some relief to the bonafide passengers ? Since last three & half years it is going on asking for the feed backs endlessly without taking any proactive actions to bring in the desired improvements. Is it not some kind of eye washing to make the common man fools? more  
All the 9 points above are correct. However, what is wrong in paying tips to a person if you are getting satisfactory service? While many of us pay Rs. 10 to a beggar who does not do any thing for you but while it comes to paying to a person who worked for you why complain? Sit in a good restaurant and pay Rs.80 for a cup of coffee and leave a tip of 15% is acceptable to many but eat a full meal for Rs.80 and give Rs.5 as tips is painful. Thinking needs to change. more  
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