A visually impaired can't have concession certificate if the percentage is below to 100%. I am not sure about the required percentage in case of oH, but in my view, the facilities should be extended to partially blind also.
On 6/12/16, Surya Prakash <spsharma.gc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > What about the legally blind persons with slight vision? They are still > left out. I'm not talking about persons with low vision. However, I am not > opposing their due. > Secondly, I would like to know about the disability percentage required to > get concessional ticket for the orthopedically disabled. > > Sent with AquaMail for Android > http://www.aqua-mail.com > > > On June 10, 2016 3:09:13 PM Rahul Kelapure <rkelap...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Agree Rajesh. >> >> However, better late than never. >> >> One more good thing, this government is responding to judicial >> decissions and doing the needful unlike in the past where courts gave >> decissions but governments kept on contesting and worse not >> implimenting them all together for years such as provision of online >> ticket booking for blind with conssession. It took many years to start >> even the basic procedure when Courts ordered its implimentation within >> 6 months I think. >> >> So let's work towards getting these things implimented whoever takes >> the initiative. >> >> Thanks and warm regards, >> >> Rahul. >> >> On 6/10/16, Asudani, Rajesh <rajeshasud...@rbi.org.in> wrote: >>> A long overdue step. >>> Don't know why it had to be judiciary doing it. >>> Hope now at least, TCs would stop harassing us blind passengers about >>> without escort tickets. >>> The hearing impaired are still given only 50% concession. >>> >>> >>> सादर / With thanks & Regards >>> राजेश आसुदानी Rajesh Asudani >>> सहायक महाप्रबन्धक AGM >>> बाजार आसूचना ईकाई MIU >>> भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक Reserve Bank of India >>> नागपुर Nagpur >>> >>> 0712 2806846 >>> >>> President >>> VIBEWA >>> Co-Moderator >>> VIB-India >>> >>> A-pilll = Action coupled with Positivity, Interest, Love, Logic and >>> laughter. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On >>> Behalf >>> Of Asudani, Rajesh >>> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2016 11:29 AM >>> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues >>> concerning >>> the disabled. >>> Subject: [AI] Now concession to orthopedically disabled without escort >>> also >>> >>> Rlys: Disabled can now travel alone on concessional ticket >>> TNN | Jun 10, 2016, 08.01 AM IST >>> BHOPAL: Now orthopaedically handicapped, paraplegic and specially abled >>> passengers will be able to go for rail travel alone, without an >>> attendant. >>> >>> They will also be given tickets on concessional rates which are currently >>> provided only when they have an attendant with them. A notification was >>> issued >>> in this regard by the railway board on Wednesday following an order of >>> the >>> high court of Madras. >>> list of 2 items >>> Martino: Messi able to play in four daysGOAL >>> Rooney: I will never play for another Premier League clubGOAL >>> list end >>> Recommended By Colombia >>> In one of its orders, the court said, "The disabled persons who are not >>> accompanied by any attendant should not be denied concession." 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