It may be said that railways have made the language of the revised format ambiguous. The idea of this format is to have a single format for all physical / mental impairments rather than separate certificate based on the disability.
Text as produced by OCR below for your reading: Concession certificate form for orthopaedically handicapped/paraplegic person/patients/mentally retarded person /completely blind person/totally deaf & dumb person Paste passport Size photograph Duly signed And stamped by The issuing doctor This is to certify that KM/Shri/Smt whose particulars are furnished below is a bonafied ORTHOPAEDICALLY HANDICAPPED/PARAPLEGIC PERSON/PATIENTS WHO CANNOT TRAVEL WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF AN ESCORT/MENTALLY RETARDED PERSON WHO CANNOT TRAVEL WITHOUT AN ESCORT/COMPLETELY BLIND PERSON/TOTALLY DEAF & DUMB PERSON * Particulars: a) Address b)Father's/Husband's Name c) Age: d) Sex e) Nature of Handicap: (To be written by doctor whether the disability is temporary or Permanent) 0 Signature or thumb impression of the person seeking concession(not necessary for those with Both hands missing or non-functional): (Signature of Government Doctor#) Place: Date: Clear seal of Government Seal containing full name and Hospital# Regn .No. of the Doctor#. *Strike out where not applicable. # For blind persons RMP/head of institution for the blind recognized can also issue certificate for blind. Note: 1)The certificate Should be issued only to those ORTHOPAEDICALLY HANDICAPPED/PARAPLEGIC PERSON/PATIENTS WHO CANNOT TRAVEL WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF AN ESCORT/MENTALLY RETARDED PERSON WHO CANNOT TRAVEL WITHOUT AN ESCORT/COMPLETELY BLIND PERSON/TOTALLY DEAF & DUMB PERSON. The photo must be signed and stamped in such a way that doctor's signature and stamp appears partly on the photo and partly on the certificate. 2) For Mentally retarded persons/Completely blind persons/Deaf and dumb persons (both afflictions together), the certificate will be valid for five years from the date of issue. For temporary disability in the case of orthopedically/paraplegic persons, the certificate will be valid for 5 years and in case of permanent disability , the certificate will remain valid for (i) five years, in case of persons upto the age of 25 years, (2) ten years, in case of persons in the age group of 26 to 35 years and (3) in case of persons above the age of 35 years, the certificate will remain valid for whole life of the concerned persons. After expiry of the period validity of the certificate, the person is required to obtain a fresh certificate. 3) Photocopy of this certificate is accepted for the purpose of grant of concession. The original certificate will have to be produced for inspection at the time of purchase of concessional ticket and during the journey, if demanded. 4) No alteration in the form is permitted. Regards, -- Amar Jain. Website: www.amarjain.com Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
