that's a wonderful news indeed. excellent efforts. i really hope for the best in this regard. hoping for it to be a reality soon.
On 5/8/12, National Platform For The Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) <[email protected]> wrote: > Some good news concerning railways. E ticketing facility to be made > available for persons with disabilities. > > A long standing demand of the disability sector. The NPRD is glad that the > Railway Board has acceded to this request. > > Hope the other issues concerning accessibility, extending fare concessions > to all disabilities, sensitising railway staff, employment etc will also be > looked into soon. > > > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Disabled-people-can-soon-book-rail-tickets-online/articleshow/13043422.cms > > > NEW DELHI: Soon, differently abled people can book rail tickets online at > concessional fares that they are entitled to. At present, differently abled > people have to go to railway reservation counters to book tickets if they > want to avail the fare concession given by railways. > > "The railway board is ready with the plan to facilitate online ticket > booking for its special passengers," a senior official said. > > The plan is to issue identity cards with specific numbers to each > differently abled person which will be built into the computerized > passenger reservation system (PRS) across the country. "This will ensure > that differently abled persons can avail fare concession even while booking > tickets online," the official said. > > Under the proposal, the board plans to set up specific offices in zones and > divisions where differently abled people can get their fare concession card > made after producing a medical certificate. > > Physically challenged people get fare concessions, have special reservation > counters at railway stations and even special coaches on trains but cannot > avail fare concessions while booking an e-ticket. They can book full fare > tickets through the internet. > > The move <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/The-Move> came after > railway board received several complaints from differently abled passengers > and social activists. The issue was also raised with Indian Railway > Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the PSU handling online ticketing > operations. > > The railways' argument was that in purchase of concessional tickets, the > physical document needed to be verified at the time of booking before > extending the concession. > > However, the railway board realized that e-ticket booking facility was much > more essential for physically challenged persons than other passengers. > Under the plan, the physical verification of the document will be done at > the time of issuing identity card, an official said. > > 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 > > 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
