Railway Ticket Concession: Exciting news for elderly folks! Check out the latest information on ticket discounts right now!

 Railway Ticket Concession: Exciting news for elderly folks! Check out the latest information on ticket discounts right now!

Railway Ticket Concession: Exciting news for elderly folks! Check out the latest information on ticket discounts right now!

older Citizen Train Ticket Discount: The Lok Sabha has once again been asked to provide older persons with a discount on train tickets.

elderly Citizen Train Ticket Discount: Since the Corona era, Railways has discontinued offering elderly people a discount on train tickets. Nonetheless, there has sometimes been a call to reinstate the rail discount offered to older residents. Some Lok Sabha members even brought up the need for more ticket breaks and amenities for elderly rail passengers during the winter session. But even before this, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav testified before the Lok Sabha that every passenger receives an average 53 percent train ticket subsidy when traveling. In addition, he disclosed which individuals get rail ticket discounts.

The need for reduced rail fares has once again increased.

Janata Dal (United) MP Kaushalendra Kumar said during Zero Hour in the House that older folks used to get a discount on train tickets prior to the Corona outbreak, but that program was discontinued. He said that while Corona is gone, older persons are still not eligible for fare concessions. Kumar pleaded with the administration to reinstate the senior citizen train ticket discount that was previously offered.

Senior citizen lower berth arrangement

Ramesh Bidhuri, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), requested the government to set up lower seats for elderly people on trains so they may ride without difficulty.

"There are small families these days, and senior citizens typically travel alone," he said. Getting a middle or higher seat on the train is a challenge for them. It need to be made certain that they are seated lower.

A tribute to farmers

According to Congress MP Ravneet Bittu, a monument for the farmers who lost their lives during the farmers' agitation ought to be erected in Delhi. Pradyut Bordoloi of the Congress said that the government need to take notice of the fact that the Northeast is becoming into the nation's "cancer capital." He urged the government to take the required actions to lower the cost of cancer treatment.

In his parliamentary seat of Munger, Rajeev Ranjan Singh, also known as Lallan Singh, of Janata Dal (United), pleaded for the stopping of passenger trains at certain stops.

In railroads, who receives a discount?

Ashwini Vaishnaw, the minister of railways, has said in the Lok Sabha that the railways aim to provide all segments of society affordable train services. Railways has provided a Rs 59,837 crore passenger ticket subsidy between 2019 and 20. Every train passenger receives an average 53 percent subsidy from the railways. Every passenger receives this subsidy on a constant basis. In addition, Railways offers certain specific groups of travelers discounts on train tickets. For instance, eight student categories, eleven sick categories, and four categories of handicapped people (Divyangjan) all get concessions. About 18 lakh patients and their companions have benefited from this particular concession in 2022–2023.