Railway don't need to increase fare directly . They can increase fare by backdoor also
1. Making more trains superfast/increasing superfast charges
2. Introducing dynamic fare in more trains like garib rath
3. Reducing cancellation refund
4....
more... Augmenting coaches to 26 of popular trains.
5. Increasing tatkal quota in popular trains
6. Reducing / removing concessions
7..Implementing premium tatkal in more trains.