Now senior citizens are demanding up to 50 percent discount on train tickets in the budget. He is hoping that the government will start giving him this relaxation again. Elections are going to be held in the country after the budget next year, so it is expected that this time the government can announce discount in train tickets for senior citizens in the budget.

Exemption was available till the end of 2019

In India, IRCTC used to offer concessional fares in all categories of special express trains for senior citizens. Till the end of 2019, IRCTC used to provide fare concession to senior citizens above 60 years of age and female senior passengers aged 58 years and above on train tickets of Duronto, Shatabdi, Jan Shatabdi, Rajdhani, Mail and Express trains. While male senior citizens were eligible for a concession of 40 per cent, female senior citizens could avail 50 per cent discount on train tickets.

Demand of senior citizens to get discount on train tickets again

By the end of 2019, senior citizens could get 40 to 50 percent discount on train ticket prices. If the first AC ticket of Rajdhani is Rs 4,000, then the senior citizen could get it for Rs 2,000 or Rs 2,300.

Then at the end of the year 2019 and the beginning of the year 2020, Covid spread in the country and the whole world, after which this service stopped being available on the ticket booking window of IRCTC. Now senior citizens are hoping that they will get this special discount again in the budget.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce in the budget

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget (Union Budget 2024) for the sixth time on 1 February 2024. Nirmala Sitharaman is going to present the last budget of the second term of the Modi government because after that Lok Sabha elections are going to be held across the country.

In such a situation, the government can make announcements to cash in on its vote bank, especially senior citizens. However, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that no major announcements will be made in the budget but the government can definitely make some special announcements for its vote bank.

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A bench of Justices SK Kaul and Ahsanuddin Amanullah heard a petition filed by MK Balakrishnan, seeking restoration of concessions that were closed to contain the spread of the disease.

The Supreme Court says that it would not be appropriate for this court to issue a writ of mandamus in a petition under Article 32 of the Constitution. The government has to take a decision on this issue keeping in mind the needs of senior citizens and the fiscal consequences. Rejecting the argument of the petitioner, the bench said that giving concessions to the elderly is the responsibility of the state and not of the Centre.

Know why the exemption was done

The Center had stopped the concessions given to senior citizens in 2020 to discourage the movement of people to contain the spread of COVID-19. A Parliamentary Standing Committee had recently recommended reintroduction of concessions given to senior citizens before the onset of the pandemic.

earlier used to get this much discount

Explain that Indian Railways used to provide 40 per cent concession in fare to men of 60 years or above and 50 per cent concession to women above 58 years of age. Which is no longer available.

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 These concessions can range from 25 per cent discount on ticket fares to free travel by railways.

Concession given by Railways to students: 10 points

• Indian Railways provides free travel facility to school and college going girls on MST (Monthly Season Ticket) of general class. This concession can be availed by girls till graduation. Boys can avail free travel up to class XII on general class MST in Indian Railways. The facility of free travel in general class trains on MST is also available to the students of registered madrassas.
• Students studying in government schools in rural areas and traveling for their entrance exams are entitled to a 75 per cent discount on train tickets. This concession is available only on general class train travel.
• Students traveling to appear for the main written examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and the Central Staff Selection Commission can apply for 50 per cent concession in train fare. The concession is available only for general class travel in trains.
• Students living away from home are entitled to get concessional tickets in trains to go to their hometowns. The same facility is also available for educational tours undertaken by the students. Under this facility, general category students are entitled to 50 per cent discount on sleeper class tickets. Those holding MST or QST (Quarterly Season Ticket) can also get 50 per cent discount.
• Students belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) categories are entitled to sleeper class tickets as well as 75 per cent discount on MST and QST.
• There are special concessions for research students. Indian Railways provides 50 per cent concession on travel tickets for research work by students up to 35 years of age. This discount is available on sleeper class tickets.
• If a student is going to attend a work-camp, he is entitled to 25 per cent discount on sleeper class tickets.
• Similarly, students enrolled in government schools in rural areas can get a concession of 75 per cent on general class train tickets for a study tour once a year.
• Foreign students studying in India are entitled to a 50 per cent discount on sleeper class train tickets if they are traveling to attend a camp or seminar organized by the Government of India. The same exemption is given for visiting historical places during holidays.
• Indian Railways gives 50 per cent concession to cadets and marine engineer apprentices going for merchant marine shipping or engineering training. This concession is available for round-trip of the training programme.

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There is great news for those traveling by train. If you also travel by train, then from now on, crores of passengers will get discount on tickets. Information about this has been given by the Railways. In the first train from the department, women used to get 50 percent discount and men got 40 percent discount in the senior citizen category, but it was stopped in Corona. Let us tell you that now according to the new rules, to whom the Railways is giving discount on train tickets.

Who gets the discount?

According to the information received from the Railways, at this time, tickets are available only for farmers, differently-abled, students, wives of martyrs, awardees and for medical purposes. In this, patients and students get the benefit of relaxation in 11 categories and Divyang in 4 categories.

How much discount do students get If we talk about the discount given to students, then students coming under general category get 50 percent discount in sleeper class. On the other hand, if we talk about the students of SC and ST category, then these people get a discount of 75 percent. At the same time, 50 percent discount is given in the second class for the students appearing in the mains exam of UPSC and Central Staff Selection Commissions.

How much exemption is available in case of critical illness?

Railways told that passengers facing serious diseases get a discount in train tickets. Patients with thalassemia, heart and kidney disease get 75 per cent concession in sleeper, AC chair car, first class and third class passengers. At the same time, passengers get the benefit of 50 percent discount on First and Second AC tickets.

How much discount do cancer patients get?

Apart from this, passengers facing the problem of cancer also get a discount of 75 percent in the first class. Apart from this, tickets for sleeper and third AC are completely free and 50 percent discount is also available on second AC.

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