dear gopala krishna I thinks so it is a old message. irctc is also giving disabled concession. for children below 5 years no ticket. above 5 and 12 years below 50% fare.
thanks and regards, sazid On 4/23/18, Kanchan Pamnani <[email protected]> wrote: > Is this the latest position? I thought that we could also get concessional > tickets online? Kanchan > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of gopala krishna > Sent: 23 April 2018 17:39 > To: accessindia > Cc: gopalfirst > Subject: [AI] sir, very, very useful information regarding railway > concession > > sir, very very useful information regarding railway concession read careful > below, and save this information important such folder > > > > Indian Railways offer concessions on ticket prices to different categories > and the quantum of these concession ranges from 25 per cent to 100 per > cent. > According to Indian Railways portal-indianrail.gov.in, there are some > general rules which the passenger must know in order to avail the > concession. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the > online ticket booking portal currently only offers concession on senior > citizen tickets. > Other concession tickets can be availed at the Passenger Reservation System > (PRS) counters at any Indian Railways reservation office, said IRCTC. > Children below 12 years need to pay only 50 per cent fare, as for normal > tickets. > Here's a list of concessions given by Indian Railways on ticket prices as > mentioned on the portal: > Disabled passengers: Orthopedically handicapped/ paraplegic persons who > cannot travel without escort - for any purpose, blind persons traveling > alone or with an escort for any purpose, mentally retarded persons who > cannot travel without escort - for any purpose can avail up to 75 per cent > concession in second class, sleeper, first class, third AC, AC chair car > and > 50 per cent concession in 1AC and 2AC. 25 per cent concession is available > for such specially abled passengers in 3AC and AC chair car of Rajdhani and > Shatabadi trains. One escort in also available for same element of > concession. In case of deaf and dumb person travelling alone or with an > escort - for any purpose, can avail up to 50 per cent concession in 2nd > class, sleeper and 1st class. > Senior citizens: For men who are either 60 years old or above, Indian > Railways give 40 per cent concession in all classes. Women who are either > 58 > years old or above can avail 50 per cent concession in all classes. This > concession is also available in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains. > Students: Students going to hometown and educational tours and who belong > to > general category can avail 50 per cent concession in second class and > sleeper class. For SC/ST category of such students, the concession > available > is 75 per cent in both the classes. Girls up to graduation and boys up to > class 12 (including students of Madrasa) between home and school are > eligible for free second class MST. > War widows: War widows traveling for any purpose, widows of policemen and > paramilitary personnel killed in action against terrorists and extremists > traveling for any purpose, widows of defence personnel killed in action > against terrorists and extremists traveling for any purpose and widows of > martyrs of operation Vijay in Kargil in 1999 traveling for any purpose can > avail 75 per cent concession in second and sleeper class. > Patients: Cancer patients traveling alone or with an escort for > treatment/periodic check-up, can avail 75 per cent concession in second > class, 1st class, AC chair car, 100 per cent concession in sleeper and 3AC, > 50 per cent concession in 1AC and 2AC. Thalassemia patients traveling alone > or with an escort for treatment/periodic check-up, heart patients traveling > alone or with an escort for heart surgery, kidney patients traveling alone > or with an escort for kidney transplant operation/dialysis can avil 75 per > cent concession in secomd class, 1st class and AC chair car. 50 per cent > concession is applicable for such aptients in 1AC and 2AC. > > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. 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