Hold on, there must be some reason why Railway has to introduce a card to extend this facility. At least, good that they have finally realized the need.
Regards, Srinivasu Sent from my iPhone ---------------------------------------- http://Srinivasu.org Twitter: @vasutweets On May 8, 2012, at 11:31 AM, "Amiyo Biswas" <[email protected]> wrote: > Why another card again? We have to produce different forms of certificates in > different places. They can verify and accept the medical certificate issued > by competent authorities. Senior citizens have to travel with some sort of > proof of age. We can do the same. > > > With best Regards, > Amiyo Biswas > Cell: +91-9433464329 > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ketan Kothari" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 8:35 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] great news > > >> Dear Friends, >> >> Good news indeed but let us wait for the final notification and >> methodology. Hope this materializes faster but knowing our >> bureaucracy, we may still have to negotiate and wait. >> >> Ketan >> >> On 5/8/12, Salim Qureshi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> hi friends,dreem come true...great news by times of india...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 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. >>> join me on facebook just click hear http://www.facebook.com/sq2104 on >>> twitter http://www.twitter.com/sq2104 regards... >>> >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Ketan Kothari >> Phone: [r] 24223281, >> Cell: 9987550614 >> MSN ID: [email protected] >> Skype ID: Ketan3333 >> >> >> 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 > 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
