Railways Concession Tickets

Every passenger gets a 55 per cent concession on train journeys, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said regarding demands to restore pre-Covid fare concessions for senior citizens and media persons.

Railway fare concessions to senior citizens, which were stopped during Covid, have not yet been reinstated despite MPs from both the ruling BJP and main opposition Congress batting for it, and a Parliament committee recommending it.

BJP MP Varun Gandhi today questioned the government's decision to scrap the concession given to senior citizens on train tickets and asked why this relief to the elderly is seen as a "burden" when MPs continue to get subsidy on rail fare.

While MPs enjoyed crores in free and discounted train tickets, the Indian Railways has been refusing concessions to senior citizens citing the need to cut its subsidy bills, documents accessed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act show.

Government has denied reports that Indian Railways will resume senior citizens concessions from July 1 onwards

Full concession is granted in the basic fare of second class and 50% concession in the basic fare of sleeper class to unemployed youth of age upto 35 years to attend interview for a job in Central or State government offices, according to the Railways minister.

The Indian Railways administration reserves seats, berths and compartments in accordance with the rules and conditions published in the coaching tariff. A passenger seeking reservation of berth or seats can purchase tickets either from the Railways reservation offices, authorised travel agencies or online via its e-ticketing arm - Indian Railway Ca...

IRCTC train ticket Concession: Railways concession is applicable only on basic fare and not on charges like superfast surcharge, reservation fee.

Concessions on fares are available for male senior citizens of minimum 60 years and female senior citizen of minimum 58 years. The element of concession is 40 per cent for men senior citizens and 50 per cent for women senior citizens, according to IRCTC.

IRCTC concession rules: Indian Railways offers concession on ticket prices for senior citizens, disabled individuals, students, war widows, government award winners, patients among other persons, according to the Railways website -indianrailways.gov.in.

Acting on a tip-off, the Western Railway's Vigilance department seized 74 such forged cancer concession certificates from the ticket reservation centre at Dadar in the city.

IRCTC or Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, the e-ticketing arm of Indian Railways, has set certain rules for booking and cancellation of train tickets. Passengers can book a ticket up to 120 days in advance for all classes and trains, according to IRCTC's website - irctc.co.in. IRCTC allows senior citizens, journalists and persons wi...

Except senior citizens, concessions on tickets are admissible on production of the requisite certificate from the concerned person/organization. The documents issued by persons/organizations in other countries are, however, not considered valid for the purpose of concession in India, according to Indian Railways.

IRCTC or Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, the online ticketing arm of the Indian Railways, allows only senior citizens, journalists and persons with disabilities to book concessional tickets through its website - irctc.co.in. Other eligible individuals can avail the concession by booking the tickets from the Passenger Reservation Sy...

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation or IRCTC offers the option of 'auto class upgradation' on online ticket booking. Under this offering, Indian Railways upgrades full fare paying 'waiting list passengers' to the next higher class against the available vacant accommodation, according to IRCTC's official website- irctc.co.in. However, co...

Every passenger gets a 55 per cent concession on train journeys, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said regarding demands to restore pre-Covid fare concessions for senior citizens and media persons.

Railway fare concessions to senior citizens, which were stopped during Covid, have not yet been reinstated despite MPs from both the ruling BJP and main opposition Congress batting for it, and a Parliament committee recommending it.

BJP MP Varun Gandhi today questioned the government's decision to scrap the concession given to senior citizens on train tickets and asked why this relief to the elderly is seen as a "burden" when MPs continue to get subsidy on rail fare.

While MPs enjoyed crores in free and discounted train tickets, the Indian Railways has been refusing concessions to senior citizens citing the need to cut its subsidy bills, documents accessed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act show.

Government has denied reports that Indian Railways will resume senior citizens concessions from July 1 onwards

Full concession is granted in the basic fare of second class and 50% concession in the basic fare of sleeper class to unemployed youth of age upto 35 years to attend interview for a job in Central or State government offices, according to the Railways minister.

The Indian Railways administration reserves seats, berths and compartments in accordance with the rules and conditions published in the coaching tariff. A passenger seeking reservation of berth or seats can purchase tickets either from the Railways reservation offices, authorised travel agencies or online via its e-ticketing arm - Indian Railway Ca...

IRCTC train ticket Concession: Railways concession is applicable only on basic fare and not on charges like superfast surcharge, reservation fee.

Concessions on fares are available for male senior citizens of minimum 60 years and female senior citizen of minimum 58 years. The element of concession is 40 per cent for men senior citizens and 50 per cent for women senior citizens, according to IRCTC.

IRCTC concession rules: Indian Railways offers concession on ticket prices for senior citizens, disabled individuals, students, war widows, government award winners, patients among other persons, according to the Railways website -indianrailways.gov.in.

Acting on a tip-off, the Western Railway's Vigilance department seized 74 such forged cancer concession certificates from the ticket reservation centre at Dadar in the city.

IRCTC or Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, the e-ticketing arm of Indian Railways, has set certain rules for booking and cancellation of train tickets. Passengers can book a ticket up to 120 days in advance for all classes and trains, according to IRCTC's website - irctc.co.in. IRCTC allows senior citizens, journalists and persons wi...

Except senior citizens, concessions on tickets are admissible on production of the requisite certificate from the concerned person/organization. The documents issued by persons/organizations in other countries are, however, not considered valid for the purpose of concession in India, according to Indian Railways.

IRCTC or Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, the online ticketing arm of the Indian Railways, allows only senior citizens, journalists and persons with disabilities to book concessional tickets through its website - irctc.co.in. Other eligible individuals can avail the concession by booking the tickets from the Passenger Reservation Sy...

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation or IRCTC offers the option of 'auto class upgradation' on online ticket booking. Under this offering, Indian Railways upgrades full fare paying 'waiting list passengers' to the next higher class against the available vacant accommodation, according to IRCTC's official website- irctc.co.in. However, co...