I agree with Dadu, In fact there is a pressing need to address the issue. A writ petition could always be filed in the Honorable high Court to this effect. Persons with disability are the real sufferers while booking ticket from counters. They have to take along themselves some one to help them in getting the ticket. Moreover, generally the counters are inaccessible for the wheel chair users and the behavior of clerks are also most of the time unfriendly. Most of them think that they are doing charity in providing the consession tickets to PWDs or the money is going out of their pocket. I Propose that like PAN card and voter Id. card PWDs could also be issued an Id. card by the railways for concession purposes, mentioning their percentage and nature of disability and could always provide them with special code and the card. same code could be used by PWDs for booking their ticket online. There could be so many other modalities which could be discussed on this group and a writ to the nature of mandamus could be filed in the High Court or Supreme Court. With regards, Vip
Dr. Vipin K. Malhotra President, Delhi University Physically Challenged Teachers' Association (DUPHCHTA), Reader, Deptt. of Political Science, Sri Aurobindo College, Delhi University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobile: +919911113958 Email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Skype Id. vipin.malhotra ----- Original Message ----- From: "datum agarwal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Now book rail tickets through mobile phones > Hi Pranav Lal > in my mail i have never said that this platform is inaccessible to discuss > this issue. > what i have told is that all the organisations should put their united > efforts to make such provisions available to the blind persons also. > if necessary the advocates on the list should come farward to file a > public interest litigation againest the railway authorities for having > denied the benifits of modern technology to the visually impaired persons. > before commenting please read the mails carefully. > regards > Dattu Agarwal > > > On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 Pranav Lal wrote : >>Why do you say that this platform would be inaccessible? I believe that >>current mobile phone technology does support a number of browsers on >>mobile >>phones. Please check your facts before making such sweeping statements. >> >>-----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dattu agarwal >>Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 9:31 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: [AI] Now book rail tickets through mobile phones >> >>Hi Anil Kumar, >>it is a good news for sighted persons. >>but we visually impaired persons are denied from booking tickets on line. >>booking through mobile is a matter of far distance for us. >>i don't know why the organisations working in the field of blind welfare >>are >>keeping silence. >>if all of us put our united efforts it is not a big matter. >>there are many advocates on the list why con't they file a public interest >>litigation againest this kind of injustice towards the blind community. >>regards >>Dattu Agarwal. >> >> >> >>On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 anilkumar k.r. wrote : >> > Now book rail tickets through mobile phones >> > >> > Sujay Mehdudia >> > >> > IRCTCmobile will operate on Java enabled handsets >> > >> > It has been developed by Sam Pitroda and his company S-SAM >> > User can book tickets using credit and debit cards >> > >> > NEW DELHI: Taking yet another step towards making train ticket >>reservation a pleasant experience, the Railways on Thursday announced >>introduction of ticket >> > booking through mobile phones. >> > >> > The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) >>launched the e-ticketing facility, IRCTCmobile, in partnership with a >>U.S.-based company, >> > C-SAM. >> > >> > IRCTCmobile will operate on Java enabled handsets having GRPS >>connection. It has been developed by telecom expert Sam Pitroda and his >>company S-SAM, based >> > on its patented Mobile Transaction Platform. >> > >> > All registered users could download IRCTCmobile by sending SMS to the >>Corporation and it will send a WAP push message that will ensure >>downloading >>and installation >> > of IRCTCmobile. >> > >> > Credit cards >> > >> > After this, the user could check the availability of tickets, book >>tickets using credit and debit cards, check fare and train details between >>two stations >> > and even view the route of a train. >> > >> > IRCTC Managing Director P.K. Goel said that with the proliferation of >>mobile phones, the new facility would enable the Corporation to reach out >>the masses >> > further. IRCTC's association with C-SAM would ensure that the >> > customer >>used a reliable, scalable and secure product that was designed to provide >>a >>booking >> > experience similar to the existing web-based booking. >> > >> > IRCTC would be available to all service providers, including telecom >>companies and banks. >> > >> > I-tickets facility >> > >> > The Railways has an I-tickets facility, under which tickets are >>delivered to the postal address given by the user. >> > >> > The Railways had introduced issuance of platform tickets through SMS >> > on >>an experimental basis in Bangalore and Delhi. >> > >> > Source: The Hindu. >> > >> > >> >--------------------------------- >> >It's here! Your new message! >> >Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! 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