Indian Railways senior citizen concession, new rules from June
Indian Railways senior citizen concession, new rules from June
Ahmedabad, 25 May, 2011
In a bid to provide maximum benefit to senior citizens, the Ministry of Railways has decided to increase the element of concession to 40% from existing 30% for male senior citizens who are above 60 years of age. The concessional fare of 40% will be applicable on tickets purchased on and after 1st June, 2011. In case of tickets already issued for travel on and after 1st June, 2011, refund of difference of fares will not be admissible.
In case of women senior citizens, the minimum age for availing senior citizens concession has been reduced to 58 years from the existing 60 years. The element of concession remains to be 50 per cent.
The concession to senior citizens is granted in the basic fares of Mail/Express trains and all inclusive fares of Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Jan Shatabdi trains.
Senior citizens are given concession through PRS(Passenger Reservation System) on demand(and not by default). In such case senior citizen has to carry some document showing proof of their age or date of birth, issued by any Government institution/Agency/Local Body. This may be in the form of an Identity Card, Ration Card, Driving License, Passport, Educational certificate, certificate from Local Bodies like Panchayat/Corporation/Municipality, or any other authentic and recognized document to be produced, if demanded by authorized Railway Official during the journey.
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MY MOM DATE OF BIRTH 12-03-1956 ELIGEBLE OF SENIOR CITIZEN TO TRAVEL IN TRAIN PLEASE REPLY TO ME
Ofourse mr.sankar, ur mom can travel as a senior citizen in indian railways because her age crosses 58 years…thank u.
Mr Rajkumar pl read the rule once again and under stand. sankar mom will complete her age of 58 yrs and attain age of 59 on 12.03.2014. she can avail the concession on 12.3.2014 but not before