IRCTC Ticket Booking: Some passengers are given 75 percent ticket discount in train fare by Indian Railways. Let us know who can get exemption under this.
Indian Railways is the fourth largest rail network in the world. Every day crores of people travel by railways. Indian Railways gives concession in fare to some people for traveling. This exemption is given to people ranging from sick to Divyangjan and others. Let us know which people are given concession in fare by the Railways.
Indian Railways gives concession in train fare to seriously ill persons. At the same time, it gives concession in train fare to mentally challenged and totally blind passengers, who cannot travel without another person. Such passengers are given a discount of up to 75 percent on ticket booking in 3AC, Sleeper, General Class.
This much discount in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains
These passengers are offered by the Railways 50 per cent discount in First AC and Second AC fares and up to 25 per cent discount in 3AC and AC chair car of trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi. On the other hand, a person who is fully capable of speaking and hearing is given a relaxation of up to 50 percent. On the other hand, those traveling with such persons also get the same discount in fare.
Exemption in rent for these diseases
Indian Railways gives concession in fare to the person suffering from many diseases. In this, cancer, thalassemia, heart patient, kidney problem, hemophilia patient, TB patient, AIDS patient, anemia and other sick persons get concession in fare.
It is noteworthy that before the Kovid-19 epidemic, Railways used to give concession in fare to senior citizens, but later it was stopped. Now senior citizens are not given exemption in revelry fare.
