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Karti Chidambaram urges Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to restore senior citizens' concessionsCongress MP Karti Chidambaram has urged Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to reinstate senior citizens' concessions and address safety issu...
Restoration of concessions not found feasible at present: Railway Minister"Representation/request/suggestions from different quarters have been received for restoration of all concessions. The matter has been exam...
IRCTC's Tejas train fares to be 50% less than flights on same routes; no concession, quota"The fares of these two trains will be around 50 per cent less than the price of flight tickets on the same route. Even during peak season,...
Railways saves Rs 77 crore from 'Give it up' scheme on discounted ratesFrom mid-August in 2016 to March-end in 2018, about 40 lakh senior citizens had voluntarily given up concessions on their rail tickets.
Railways makes Rs 28.98 crore as 17.63 lakh senior citizens give up fare subsidySince July 22 last year, the railways has given senior citizens the option to avail of either the full concession given to them on tickets ...
Over 11 lakh senior citizens gave up ticket subsidy between July- November: Railways5.67 lakh senior citizens gave up 100 per cent of their concession in these four months while 5.81 lakh such passengers gave up 50 per cent...
Railways to offer options on senior citizen fare concessionThe Railways bears 43 per cent of the cost of train fare even as the state-run transporter incurs a loss of about Rs 30,000 crore a year in...
Government may make Aadhaar must for rail concession in Budget 2017The Railways is expected to get the exemption from payment of dividend to the Union government, a move which will help to strengthen its fi...
Aadhaar must for senior citizen train ticket concession from April 1Railway Ministry has decided to implement Aadhaar-based ticketing system for senior citizens in a two-phased manner.
LTC norms eased; employees to get reimbursement of rail fare for childrenMinistry of Railways had decided that in case of children above 5 and under 12, for whom full berth/seat is sought at the time of reservati...
Budget 2016: Railways may end sops for elderly on AC-ITravelling by AC first class is usually more expensive than air travel but armed with the discount, senior citizens have now taken to train...
E-ticketing facility for differently abled passengersRailways has extended the e-ticketing facility to differently abled persons in its bid to accord more convenience to the passengers.
- Disabled people can soon book rail tickets online
Soon, differently abled people can book rail tickets online at concessional fares that they are entitled to.
Coming soon: Call and book your rail ticketsIndian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is all set to launch a new inquiry number (138) that will facilitate rail travelle...
- Rail concession for visually, mentally challenged from July 1
The extension of rail fare concession for the visually and mentally challenged travelling in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains will take effect ...
- Railway Budget 2011: Women over 58yrs now eligible for concession
Mamata said anti-collision devices will be commissioned in three more divisions and all unmanned crossings will be done away with in the ne...
- Rail travel may get cheaper for HIV-affected patients
HIV-affected patients travelling on trains are likely to get some concessions in the Rail Budget.