From February 1, 2021, local trains were resumed for the general public, since then 11,707 passengers are fined for not wearing masks. A total of Rs 19.9 lakh was collected from the violators as a penalty.

On Western Railway, 5,530 passengers were booked till March 6, including 4,017 passengers fined in the month of February. On Central Railway, 6,177 passengers were fined till March 6 of whom 4,846 were fined in February, reports Hindustan Times.