 bill no  110 of  2017 the delhi metro railway (operation and maintenance) (amendment) bill, 2017 by shri p karunakaran , mp a billfurther to amend the delhi metro railway (operation and maintenance) act, 2002be  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-eighth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and commencement1 (1) this act may be called the delhi metro railway (operation and maintenance)amendment act, 20175(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification,in the official gazette, appointinsertion of new section 63a2 after section 63 of the delhi metro railway (operation and maintenance)act, 2002, the following section shall be inserted, namely:—60 of 200210penalty for travelling by sitting on the floor of a train"63a if any passenger travels by sitting on the floor of the train after being warned by any metro railway official to desist, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both, and shall also be liable to be removed from the train by any metro railway official authorised by the metro railway administration in this behalf" statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthe growing incidents of people travelling in metro trains especially in delhi metro by sitting on the floor of the train despite repeated announcements have been causing severe problems for co-passengers they not only block the passage between two bogies of the train but, during the peak hours, also cause congestion and difficulty for co-passengers to find a space for standing in coach therefore, it is necessary to provide immediate remedy for this growing menace accordingly, it is proposed that sitting on floor while travelling be made punishable offence so that this menace can be tackled more effectively before it becomes a bigger problemthe bill, therefore, seeks to amend the parent act with a view to provide that if any passenger travels by sitting on the floor of the train after being warned by any metro railway official to desist, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend upto one month, or with fine which may extend upto five hundred rupees, or with both, and such passenger shall also be liable to be removed from the trainhence this billnew delhi;p karunakaranjuly 5, 2016 annexure extracts from the delhi metro railway (operation and maintenance) act, 2002        63 penalty for travelling on roof, etc of a train—if any passenger travels on the roof of a train or persists in travelling in any part of a train not intended for the use of passengers or projects any part of his body out of a train after being warned by any metro railway official to desist, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to fifty rupees or with both, and shall also be liable to be removed from the train by any metro railway official authorised by the metro railway administration in this behalf        ———— a billfurther to amend the delhi metro railway (operation and maintenance) act, 2002————(shri p karunakaran, mp)gmgipmrnd—4242ls(s3)—10-07-2017