Provision for imposition of penalty under the Indian Railway Station Rules, 2012 and amendment through the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-25082026-275735 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 692] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2026/BHADRA 3, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th August, 2026 G. S. R. 758(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (g) of sub-section (2) and sub- section (3) of section 60 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, to amend the Indian Railways (Penalties for activities affecting cleanliness at railway premises) Rules, 2012, namely:- 1. Short title and Commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the Indian Railways (Penalties for activities affecting cleanliness at railway premises) Amendment Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Indian Railways (Penalties for activities affecting cleanliness at railway premises) Rules, 2012, in rule 4, for the words “punished with a fine which shall not exceed five hundred rupees", the words "liable to penalty of one thousand rupees, and in the event of non-payment of the penalty, the person so failing shall be produced before a competent court having jurisdiction which may impose a fine which may extend to two thousand rupees" shall be substituted. [F. No. 2010/TG-IV/16/San/14/Fine] SHIVENDRA SHUKLA, Executive Director, Passenger Marketing Note:- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), vide notification number G.S.R. 846(E) dated the 26th November, 2012.