This time the government can announce a discount in rail fare. Let us tell you that the exemption given to senior citizens in railway fare can be restored in this budget (Budget 2023). Planning is being done by the government regarding this.

Exemption in rail fares may be available In the upcoming budget, the elderly may get exemption in rail fares. As of now, no announcement has been made by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav regarding this. Along with this, no promise has been made, but the common man is hopeful that this time’s budget can be very special.

How much did railway earn in 9 months?

There has been a tremendous increase in the earnings of the Railways this time. According to the data released by the Railways, between April 2022 and December 2022, ie in a period of just 9 months, Rs 48,913 crore has been earned from rail fares.

Bumper increase in earnings Apart from this, if we look at last year’s data for the same period, then there has been an increase of 71 percent in it. After the bumper increase in railway earnings, this time it is expected that senior citizens will get concession in rail fare.

Ashwini Vaishnav gave information that the Railway Minister was asked in the Lok Sabha regarding the Railway Concession, whether the Railways will again give the facility of discount on train tickets. On this, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has said that in 2019-20, Railways has given a subsidy of Rs 59,837 crore on passenger tickets. Apart from this, the Standing Committee attached to the Parliament has suggested giving concession in train tickets to senior citizens traveling in slipper and third AC.

53 percent discount is available According to the information received from the Ministry of Railways, all the citizens traveling in the train get an average discount of 53 percent on the fare. Along with this, Divyangjans, students and patients get many types of concessions apart from this exemption.

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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has given a lot of information about this. Railway is going to restore the concession given to senior citizens (Railway Concession to Senior Citizen). Along with this, talk is going on about the change in the eligibility criteria as well.

Railway Minister issued a statement Let us tell you that before Corona, the government had stopped the discount given to senior citizens in the train, but a statement has been issued by the Railway Minister regarding its restoration. Giving information, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has said that at present there is no plan to restore this exemption.

Preparations are being made to change the age limit as well, along with this news is coming that the Railway Board is planning to change the age limit of senior citizens, after which the passengers will get relaxation according to the category. At the same time, earlier the Railway Department used to give concessions to all categories of people.

Giving further information, the Railway Minister has said that a subsidy of Rs 59,000 crore has been given for passenger services, which is bigger than the annual budget of many states. At the same time, the annual pension bill of the Railways is about Rs 60,000 crore. Apart from this, the salary bill is Rs 97,000 crore while Rs 40,000 crore is being spent on fuel.

Let us tell you that before the Corona epidemic, women of 58 years and above and men of 60 years and above were given concessions by the Railways. Women used to get 50 per cent discount and men got 40 per cent discount on all categories of tickets.

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