Hi, This is another issue which has to be raised. While any person with disability of minimum of 40% is eligible for a job of more than 35 years of service, I T exemptions, etc., why not extend this railway concession to all persons with disabilities irrespective of their extent of disability?
-- G. Vamshi PH Res : +91 877-2243861 Mobile: +91 9949349497 E-mail ID: [email protected] Skype: gvamshi81 www.retinaindia.org >From darkness unto light On 2/26/11, BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA <[email protected]> wrote: > dear friends, > > here is the text copied from the rail budget 2011-12 regarding concessions: > i will upload the entire rail budget on sendspace and inform you all. > > Concessions > > 86. At present physically handicapped persons are not entitled for > > concessions on Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains. It is proposed to extend the > > concession facility to them in these trains also. > > 87. Press correspondents are now entitled to avail 50% concession with > > family once in a year. It is proposed to increase this facility to twice a > year. > > 88. It is proposed to extend the facility to the Kirti and Shaurya Chakra > > awardees of travelling in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains. > > > 89. In case of unmarried posthumous Param Vir Chakra and Ashok > > Chakra gallantry award winners of armed forces, it is proposed to extend the > > facility of card passes to the parents. > > 90. At present the concession for senior citizens is extended to both men > and > > women at 60 years of age. I propose to reduce this in case of women to 58 > > years. I also do not want to annoy the men, and therefore, propose to > increase > > their concession from 30% to 40%.~ > Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info! > Question 9 relates to disability. > Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info! Question 9 relates to disability.
