The state Road transport should also have such kind of facility for the blind to book concessional tickets online.
Mohammed Ahtesham 9820998588 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Vamshi. G Sent: 08 May, 2012 3:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AI] separate card for on line railway concession 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. 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