A week after the Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the people to prepare themselves to face some hardships, the Centre has increased Railways fare on Friday.The fare has gone up by 14.2 per cent for passengers and 6.5 per cent for the freight. It will be effective from June 25. It is the first steep hike in Railway fares in many years. The previous governments did not dare to increase the fare due to coalition compulsions and also fearing a public fury over fare hike. The Fuel Component Adjustments (FCA) has also been added to the fare hike.