It is an arbitrary policy of the railway that they don't offer concession below 100% disability. Can it be challenged in the court? or any representation could be send to the railway board?
On 5/8/12, Vamshi. G <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > i have changed the subject line. first, not all disabled get railway > concession. persons with less than 100 percent disability are not eligible > for this concession. government is ready to give jobs with 35 years service > to a person with 40 percent disability, but not a concession worth a few > hundreds. > > anyways, i will be happy carrying a card than a certificate. > > > Vamshi > 9949349497-----Original message----- > From: Amiyo Biswas > Sent: 08/05/2012, 11:31 am > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AI] great news > > > 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 > > -- LL.M candidate at Faculty of Law in University of Delhi Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. 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