Dear Rajesh: I am a frequent traveler between Bangalore and Chennai and during my travels have used my concessional certificate and have found no hassles at all with the counter-staff. FYI, I mostly go to the railway counter in M. G. Road (Unity Building, 23rd floor) in Bangalore where the staff even allow me to skip the queue to get my tickets very fast.
I have traveled in both sleeper class, third and second AC and have also traveled in AC chair car during the day using my concession. This is not only for myself but also for my wife. There may be problems with staff in some sector/stations, but can we blame the entire railway for this? I certainly don't deny the point that that some of them can be insensitive to the extent of being brutal. Subramani -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rajesh asudani Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:34 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Concession in railways *********************** No virus was detected in the attachment no filename Your mail has been scanned by InterScan. ***********-*********** Well, even HP quota in sleeper coaches is not always readily allotted to the blind, on the contention that it stands for "handicapped quota" and handicapped stands for "orthopedically disabled" and not for "blind". However, when fed into the system, it readily allots it the blind: with or without escort. Same is the case with "handicapped higher class concession" as the railways calls it, which is fifty percent concession in first and second AC. It is refused by rank and file, on precisely the same ground as above, and accepted by system when fed. But, at times, they don't take the trouble of feeding it into the system. Railways is requested to rectify these and other semantic ambiguities. Maybe, I wonder, we should prepare a consolidated petition for each sector and follow it up with respective authorities by our collective strength. Each sector may be assigned to each willing and able volunteer from amongst us. Rajesh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amritpal Singh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 8:50 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Concession in railways > Why we are not allowed concession in even > Jan Shatabdi trains? I don't know about Gareeb Raths. Moreover, the special > handicapped coaches which have been attached to some trains are really > being used by handicapped persons? Once I traveled in such a coach and it > was a very unpleasant experience. I was the only handicapped person in that > coach and coach was crowded with normal persons. Even if a handicapped > person wanted to board the train, it was very difficult for him to take that > coach. It should be ensured that only handicapped persons should be allowed > to take advantage of these coaches. They say that you can't get your seats > reserved in that particular coach. I fail to understand, why. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dinesh Kaushal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 9:23 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] Concession in railways > > > > They can do the same as they check the proof of identity during checking > the > > ticket, and in case of seneor citizons also, document are varified during > > ticket checking. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vetrivel > > Murugan, Adhimoolam > > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 11:14 PM > > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > > Subject: Re: [AI] Concession in railways > > > > That's correct, but the railway authorities can use verification process > as > > a scapegoat to justify their negligents. One way to encounter it would > > be:concession forms can bear a bar code which is unique to each > > individuals. He/she could use the bar code while booking the ticket to > show > > the original identity. It can of course be verified at the time of > checking. > > > > Vetri. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dinesh Kaushal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 6:16 AM > > Subject: Re: [AI] Concession in railways > > > > > > I am sure it would be in your list, but for the sake of completion, the > > question is that when would people with disability be able to avail > > disability consession in online bookings? > > > > Since consessional booking is already available for some categories, it > > should not be very hard for railways to implement it. > > > > Regards > > Dinesh > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pranay > Gadodia > > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 2:00 PM > > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > > Subject: [AI] Concession in railways > > > > Hi friends, > > i believe many of you know about our weekly radio show Eyeway Yeh Hai > Roshni > > Ka Karawan. > > > > In the show, we have an advice section, where in we call up expert / > > experienced people to have their advice on issues related to eye and > > blindness. We plan to call somebody from our railways to answer questions > > about the fare concession allowed to blind people. This topic is important > > for all of us, as many of us has been facing problems while availing this > > facility. > > > > So would like to know by monday 28th May 2007, what questions you would > like > > to ask on this topic. Or you may share the problems faced by you or any > > suggestion you have to make to the railways in this regard. > > > > We have framed a few questions but let us have your thoughts as well so > that > > it can be dealt with more comprehensively. You can also write to me > offlist > > on [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > best, > > > > Pranay Gadodia, > > Project Eyeway - A comprehensive information helpdesk on eye & blindness > C/o > > Score Foundation. > > 125-B, Shahpur Jat, > > New Delhi - 110 049 > > INDIA. > > > > Helpdesk:+91 9968 329 329 (Monday to Friday 11am to 4pm) Office Phone: > +91 - > > 11 - 2649 4582/81 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Website: www.eyeway.org > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with > > the subject unsubscribe. > > > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, plea > se > > visit the list home page at > > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n > > > > > > 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.i n > > > > > > 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.i n > > > > > > 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.i n > > > 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.i n > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. 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