It is under respective state governments' advices to railways about who should be issued ticket with some criteria. If you don't fit the criteria you can't travel by trains. It is not a question of where I work or how much I earn. If you don't follow rules and regulations of the land, you are likely to be fined/jailed. And thousands paid the fine. No word on anyone jailed. In Mumbai CR, they collected 72 Cr. for this same reasons. See -- no one jailed, everyone paid fine. The real poor do follow the rules and regulations of the land. They know they can't afford the fine and the jail term for failing to pay the fine. Be responsible, if not for yourself, your family. COVID is deadly. :)