hi all. as the topic of concession has come up, i want to ask a question insted of opening a new topic. we get concession for mumbai local train pass, do we also get concession on mumbai local train which are AC? how much % consession
On Tue, May 7, 2024 at 12:53 PM Rahul Gambhir <rahul.gambhi...@gmail.com> wrote: > People with disabilities to get quotas in all trains irrespective of fare > concessions > > > https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/differently-abled-passengers-to-get-quota-in-all-trains-irrespective-of-concession/article68142046.ece > > The Ministry of Railways has approved quotas for people with disabilities > (PwDs) in all trains, irrespective of whether any concessional fare > facility is available or not. > > According to railway sources, the PwD quota will be earmarked in all > reserved Express/Mail trains, including Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, > Humsafar, Gatimaan, and Vande Bharat express trains. > > According to the revised norms, the quota will be: four berths in Sleeper > Class (two lower and two middle), four berths in Three Tier AC, 3E or 3A, > (two lower and two middle), four berths in the Specially Designed Second > Class Luggage cum Guard (SLRD) coaches of Garib Rath trains, four seats in > reserved Second Class sitting and AC Chair Car in those trains which have > more than two coaches of these classes, and four seats in Vande Bharat > trains. > Specially designed seats > > The sources added that two specially designed seats (Seat No. 40) will be > available for PwDs in coaches C1 and C7 in the case of eight-car trains, > and C1 and C14 in 16-car trains, along with an additional adjacent seat for > an escort or attender in Vande Bharat Express trains. > > To avoid misuse of the provision, the facility of booking tickets under > the PWD quota online will only be available to people who have been issued > with Unique Identity Cards by Indian Railways. To book tickets at > reservation counters, the facility will be extended on the production of a > Unique Identity Card or the copy of the concessional certificate in the > prescribed format. > > The Centre for Railway Information Systems, the IT arm of the railways, > was told to modify its computerised reservation software to ensure the > verification of Unique Idenitity Cards even in those trains where > concessional fare facility is not available. > Undecided on concessions for seniors > > In case both of the specially designed seats earmarked for PWDs in Vande > Bharat express trains are booked, but one or both of the seats reserved for > their accompanying escorts remained vacant, such vacant seat or seats will > also be allotted to a passenger with a disability. > > Under the old guidelines, PWDs and their escorts were provided > accommodation under the quota only in those trains which allowed booking > tickets with fare concessions, the sources said. They added that no > decision has been taken yet on restoring the rail travel concession to > senior citizens and other categories of passengers who were given > concessional fares before the pandemic. > > > > > > -- > 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.. > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "AccessIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/01ef01daa04f%246229d460%24267d7d20%24%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/01ef01daa04f%246229d460%24267d7d20%24%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- to listen to the Blind Android Users Podcast visit. www.blindandroidusers.com To join our mailing list, send those “join requests” to: blindandroidusers+subscr...@groups.io You may follow us on twitter using our handle: @BlindDroidUsers https://twitter.com/@BlindDroidUsers We do have a Telegram group that you can join and share stories or whatever with our members at: https://t.me/ANATAD -- 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.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAPeFyi-%2B%3D2VqxVY53ot9EmHr_Ago-pHTwWT5kL2vxobNqNonQw%40mail.gmail.com.