0.5% 'Krishi Kalyan' cess on AC train tickets
The government has decided to impose a 'Krishi Kalyan' cess of 0.5% on service tax on all AC class tickets, freight and parcel from Wednesday, a senior Railways official said. The overall impact of service tax on the total fare will be 0.15%, the official added. The service tax is not applicable to non-AC and Sleeper class travel.