NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has slammed the railways , saying excess expenditure over the original allocations has become a recurring phenomenon.The Public Accounts Committee ( PAC ) asked the state-run transporter to review internal mechanisms to check it, highlighting that excess expenditure touched Rs 3,056.86 crore in 2010-11 from Rs 532.12 crore in 2008-09.The panel was concerned that losses incurred on the passenger segment had increased to Rs 20,948 crore in 2010-11 from Rs 7,309 crore in 2006-07.“Rail fare is comparatively lower to government controlled bus fares in the country,” the panel said.The committee also asked the railways to ensure optimum utilization of its manpower. “The committee notes that since railways has about 13 lakh employees and it has incurred expenditure of Rs 58,680 crore towards their salary and pensions, there is need to review their contribution towards enhancing railways financial health too,” the panel said.In its report tabled in Parliament, the PAC asked railways to strengthen the system of documentation that aids drawing up of budget estimates.It suggested that repeated lapses may be brought to the notice of the rail and finance ministries so that exemplary action may be taken against the chief accounts officer and financial adviser concerned.