This means that now tickets will be available only 3 months in advance. Yes, there is no such limit on special trains. Earlier people used to cancel tickets, then wait for 5-7 days for the refund SMS.

Train Ticket New Rules: Now booking a ticket from IRCTC is not a simple task. From 1 May 2025, a new rule has come into force – before booking a ticket, an OTP will be sent to the mobile number, it will have to be verified. Whether you are an old user or a new one, everyone will have to do this. Now there will be no excuse that ‘brother had booked it’. The ticket will now be booked in the name of the person who will do the verification.

Booking tickets 120 days in advance? Forget it now

Earlier people used to book tickets 4 months in advance for weddings or summer vacations. Now this will not work. Railways has reduced the booking window to 90 days. This means that now tickets will be available only 3 months in advance. Yes, there is no such limit on special trains. Earlier, people used to cancel tickets and then wait for 5-7 days for the refund SMS. Not anymore. Now on cancelling the ticket, the money will be refunded within 2 days. The only condition is that the ticket should be linked to your bank account. Whether the ticket is booked online or from the station.

Ticket validity – e-ticket will be valid on mobile

If you have an e-ticket, show it on your mobile easily, no need to print it. But remember – the ticket is valid only for the date and train mentioned on it. If you miss the train, the ticket is useless.

Ticket cancellation charges – Money will be deducted according to the class

Now listen to the most important thing – how much money will be deducted on cancelling the ticket?

• AC First Class/Executive – ₹240
• AC 2 Tier/First Class – ₹200
• AC 3 Tier/Chair Car/AC 3 Economy – ₹180
• Sleeper Class – ₹120
• Second Class – ₹60

If you cancel the ticket 48 to 12 hours before the ticket, then 25% of the total fare will be deducted, but not less than the minimum amount mentioned above.

Now even the attempt of those with waiting tickets to enter the train is futile. New rule will be implemented from May 1 – those with waiting tickets will not be able to board AC and sleeper coaches. If caught, a heavy fine and deboarding is certain.

There will be no refund on cancellation of Tatkal ticket

The game of Tatkal tickets has also changed. Now if you cancel a confirmed Tatkal ticket, you will not get even a single rupee back. Yes, if the ticket was in waiting list or you had to cancel it due to compulsion, then you can get some money back as per the old rules.

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During the season, people also use trains to go on holidays. Most people prefer trains for travelling and hence they book tickets in advance.

However, the price of your ticket is determined by the class of train you are travelling in and can be more or less. However, some money can be saved by availing discounts under concessions and quotas, and by availing coupons and discounts offered by ticket booking sites. Here we are going to tell you about those methods.

1. Book tickets in advance:

If your journey is pre-scheduled, you should book tickets in advance to avoid the hassle of seats getting full. Try to book tickets 120 days before the date of travel. This will help you avoid the rush of last minute bookings. There is uncertainty of getting a confirmed ticket if you book at the last minute. You should also avoid ‘Tatkal Booking’, for which you have to pay extra charges.

2. Split your booking:

If multiple people are travelling together, passengers can opt for split booking system to pay less amount. For long journeys, one can book a single ticket and split the journey to book multiple tickets. For example, if you want to travel from Raipur to Patna.

You can split your journey or ticket into two legs. For example, if you are booking your ticket from Raipur Junction to Patna Junction, book a ticket from Raipur to Tatanagar Junction and then board another train from Tatanagar Junction to Patna Junction. This trick comes in handy especially during the festive season, even if the journey is the same as that of a direct booking.

3. Keep an eye on cashback offers:

While booking your tickets, one should always keep an eye on cashback sites. Instead of spending a lot of money on last minute bookings, avail the service and save money through cashback offers. Many websites offer cashback and discounts on train ticket bookings. So, one should opt for the option and get some cashback and discounts on your booking.

4. Use IRCTC payment card:

IRCTC has launched platinum card for ticket booking in collaboration with SBI. Instead of using credit or debit card, you can use IRCTC SBI card to get discounts and rewards. It gives value back rewards for AC1, AC2 and AC3 coach bookings. These payment cards work great for tatkal bookings.

5. Travel in sleeper class:

Traveling in sleeper coach will help you save half your money as compared to booking a ticket in AC coach. If the weather is good and favorable then you can choose sleeper class instead of traveling in AC coach. This saves a lot of money and the mind can be refreshed by enjoying the wonderful view of nature.

6. Avail coupon codes:

Travel and tourism sites or apps offer coupons and discounts when you book tickets. Always keep an eye on the coupons being offered and don’t forget to avail them. Availing coupon codes will help you book tickets at a lower price.

7. Choose a medium speed train:

Choosing a train that takes less time to reach the destination may be more expensive than trains that stop at many stations. If you don’t need this, choose a train with an average speed to reach your destination. These trains stop at many stations, which take more time to reach. The ticket prices of such trains are easily affordable.

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Many people travel by train every day in India. Indian Railways also runs many trains to take these people to their destination. Most of the people traveling by train prefer to travel by making reservations.. because here they get confirmed seats and they can complete the journey comfortably. Indian Railways provides two options for making reservations. One is offline which you can do by going to the railway counter.

The second option is online which you can do through IRCTC website and app. But if we look at the past few days, whenever anyone wakes up in the morning to book a ticket on Tatkal, the IRCTC website goes down as soon as they try to book a ticket. Let us tell you how else you can book tickets apart from IRCTC.

You can book from Confirm Ticket app

If the IRCTC website is down, then passengers traveling by train have to face a lot of problems. But apart from this, they also have a great alternate option. Passengers traveling by train can also book tickets through the Confirm Tkt app.

Using this app, you can book tickets very easily. Along with this, you can also find out the possibility of your ticket getting confirmed. And if you want to go somewhere urgently, you can also book Tatkal tickets through this app.

You can also try these options

When the IRCTC website is down, you have many other options available. One of which is booking through the Ixigo app. The Ixigo app not only gives you information about trains, but you can also book trains through it. You can also track your train very easily. Apart from this, you can also use the Paytm app. There too, you get the facility to book tickets. So other travel booking sites like MakeMyTrip can also be used.

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Indian Railway Rules: Crores of passengers travel by Indian Railways every day. Most of the passengers prefer to travel by making reservations in the train. Because traveling in reserved coaches is very comfortable. And passengers get a lot of facilities. To travel in reservation coaches, people have to book tickets in advance. People can book their tickets online or offline in whichever way they want. Many rules have been made by the railways for the passengers traveling by train. One of these rules is also about ticket booking. Small children are not charged tickets in the railways. While some children are charged half tickets. Let us tell you which children traveling by railways are not charged tickets. What are the rules of the railways regarding this.

No tickets are required for these children

According to the rules of Indian Railways, some children can travel for free. The Railways has given concessions on tickets for these children. This means that these children do not need to buy tickets while travelling. If a child between 1 and 4 years of age is travelling with you, then you do not need to buy a separate ticket for him. He can travel for free.

These kids get half ticket

According to the rules of the railways, there is no need to buy tickets for children between 1 and 4 years of age. Similarly, there is no need to buy a full ticket for children above this age. According to the rules of the railways, you can buy a half ticket for a child between 5 and 12 years of age. But you will not be given a seat for the child in it. If you want to take a separate full seat for him, then you will have to pay for the full ticket.

Penalty for travelling without ticket

Indian Railways has strict rules regarding tickets for passengers. That is, no passenger can travel without a ticket. If a passenger is found travelling without a ticket by the TTE, then he is fined Rs 250. Apart from this, another fine is imposed. This includes the fare from the starting station of the train journey to the station where you are caught.

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In such a situation, most people cancel the ticket and book again, but then they have to face the problem of not getting a confirmed ticket. Many times it also happens that you booked the ticket for some other date and your work is on some other date. In this situation also, most people cancel their old ticket and book again.

Whether you rebook to change the name of the passenger or to change the date of travel, in both the cases you face the challenge of getting a confirmed ticket again. But, the railways have solved this problem of yours. Now you will neither have to cancel the ticket to change the date of travel nor to change the name of any other passenger on it. You can avail all these facilities on your old ticket itself.

What are the conditions for changing the name on the ticket?

First of all, know that the facility of changing the name on the ticket is available only on offline tickets, which you have booked from the reservation counter. In this too, you can change the names of only your close ones and family members. For example, the name of parents, siblings or son-daughter can be changed in place of the passenger. Even if you have booked a group ticket for a group of students or officials, the option of changing the name is available in it.

What is the process for changing the name

• First of all, go to your nearest railway ticket reservation counter, where it will be necessary to reach 24 hours before the departure of the train.
• To change the name on the ticket, you will have to apply in writing.
• At the counter, you will have to provide the IDs of both the original passenger, whose name is written first, and the one in whose name the ticket is to be booked.
• After submitting all the required documents, the railway official puts the name of the new passenger on the ticket.
• The thing to be kept in mind is that the name on the ticket can be changed only once for one passenger.

How to change the journey date on the ticket

• If you have bought the ticket from the counter then go to the reservation counter 48 hours before the departure of the train.
• Submit your original ticket at the counter and apply to change your travel date earlier or later.
• Tell the staff at the counter the date of your next journey and get another ticket.
• Keep in mind that currently there is no option to change the date on tickets purchased online.
• The option to change the date of travel is available only on confirmed or RAC tickets. Tatkal tickets are also not included in this.
• The travel date can also be changed only once for one passenger. That too, subject to availability.

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When it comes to travelling, train is a medium that is liked by people of all classes. Because keeping every class in mind, there is a provision of different coaches in it. That is, whether common or special, everyone can choose its coaches according to their pocket. This is the reason why this fourth largest railway network of the world takes crores of people to their destination every day. Not only this, Indian Railways also gives some discount in train ticket fare (IRCTC Train Ticket Price) to some of its passengers.

However, let us tell you that after the Corona epidemic, the discount given to senior citizens in train fares was abolished. But, there are still many passengers who can avail up to 75 percent discount in railway fares.

Up to 75% Discount on train tickets

Indian Railways gives discounts under certain categories to provide convenience to its passengers. This category includes students and patients suffering from certain diseases. Railways also gives discounts on train tickets to Divyangjans.

Which passengers get discount on fare (Passengers who get discount on ticket fare)
Taking care of its passengers, Indian Railways gives a lot of concessions in train tickets to those passengers who cannot travel without the help of any other person due to their physical condition. Such as Divyang, mentally challenged and completely blind people. All these people get up to 75 percent discount on tickets of General Class, Sleeper and Third AC.

Different rules for different coaches

The discount they get depends on the coach they are travelling in. These passengers get 50% discount on train tickets when they travel in First AC and Second AC. They get up to 25% discount on third AC and AC chair car of trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi. Not only this, an escort accompanying them to assist such persons also gets the same discount on train tickets.

These passengers pay half the fare

The railways provide 50 per cent concession in train tickets to people who are completely unable to speak or hear. An escort accompanying these people also gets a 50 per cent discount on train tickets.

These patients can avail discount on tickets (Discounts for Patients)

Railways also give discount on train tickets to patients suffering from many diseases. These diseases include cancer, thalassemia, heart disease, kidney disease, hemophilia, TB, AIDS, ostomy, anemia and aplastic anemia. All of them also get discount on train fare.

Students get discounts on tickets (Student Discounts)

According to the rules of the Railways, students also get a discount on train fares. Students going to their hometown or educational tour get a discount of 50 to 75 percent depending on the different coaches of the train.

You will get complete information here (Check Your Eligibility)

If you also often use train for traveling and want to know whether you will get discount under any category or not, then for more information you can visit the official website of Indian Railway https://www.indianrail.gov.in/. Here you will get complete information in detail.

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Apart from this, you can also get additional benefits by booking through Paytm’s partnership bank. Paytm has also released a promo code for this. Read the full news…

Paytm has started Travel Carnival to benefit its users during the festive season. In this Carnival, users are getting train and bus tickets along with flight tickets at cheap rates. This festival will run from 26 September 2024 to 5 October. This means that users can book tickets at cheaper rates till then.

Paytm Travel Carnival Offer

• In Paytm’s Travel Carnival, users can save up to Rs 5,000 on flight tickets.
• Whereas, up to 25% off is available on bus and train tickets.
• Paytm has also provided free cancellation facility. This means that there will be no charge for cancelling flight, train and bus tickets.

• Paytm has also brought many offers with its bank partnership. Users will get additional benefits on booking tickets through ICICI Bank, RBL Bank, Bank of Baroda, and AU Small Finance Bank.

A Paytm spokesperson said that the festive season is coming closer. This festive season, many people are planning to go home while many are planning to travel. In such a situation, Paytm has come up with offers to make their travel affordable. In these offers, users can book tickets at cheaper rates with partner banks. The aim of Paytm Travel Carnival is to offer users savings on flights, trains and buses.

Paytm Travel Carnival promo code

Users can use promo codes to get additional benefits. Paytm is offering 15% instant discount on domestic flights and 10% instant discount on international flights. Paytm users can avail discounts by using promo codes like “ICICICC” for ICICI Bank, “FLYRBL” for RBL Bank, “BOBSALE” for Bank of Baroda and “AUSALE” for AU Small Finance Bank.

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In such a situation, it is expected that in this year’s general budget, the government can give a big relief to senior citizens. For this, the 50 percent discount they get on train tickets can be restored again.

Before Covid, under the government rules, male senior citizens used to get up to 40 percent discount on train tickets, while female senior citizens used to get 50 percent discount on tickets. Till the end of 2019, IRCTC used to give concession in fares on train tickets of Duronto, Shatabdi, Jan Shatabdi, Rajdhani, Mail and Express trains to male senior citizens above 60 years of age and female passengers of 58 years or above. For example, if the first AC ticket of Rajdhani train is Rs 4,000, then senior citizens used to get it for just Rs 2,000 or Rs 2,300.

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Discount closed during Covid period

The discount given to senior citizens on train ticket booking by IRCTC was stopped during the Covid period. Railway services had come to a halt since the end of 2019 due to the Covid pandemic that spread across the world. Later they were restored, but the railways were incurring huge losses due to fewer passengers traveling. In such a situation, the central government had ended this special concession to cover the expenses.

What are the demands of the citizens?

Dinesh Sahu, a resident of Jaunpur, says that his son lives in Delhi. He travels by train every two to four months to meet him. Earlier, he was very comfortable with the discount on train tickets provided by the government, but after Covid, this facility was stopped. As a result, he now has to spend more money to go to his son’s place. In such a situation, he wants the government to help all senior citizens like him in the general budget to be presented on July 23 and reinstate the facility of 50 percent discount on tickets.

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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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Not only this, half of the money is also deducted due to this. Then a new ticket has to be booked for the new date. If you have also been stuck in this problem many times and got your tickets canceled due to change of date, then today we are going to tell you a rule of Indian Railways according to which you can change the date of journey without canceling the ticket. You will not have to pay any charge for this.

Yes, lakhs of people travel in Indian Railways every day, hence many people have to cancel their tickets because they are of little use. But keeping in mind the convenience of passengers, many rules have been implemented by Indian Railways. According to those rules, you can save your money and also complete the journey easily without any problem. Let us know how the date of journey can be changed without canceling the ticket and what is its process –

This is how you can change the date of ticket without canceling it.

If you have already booked a train ticket and at the last moment you have to change the date for some reason, then you can change your date without canceling the ticket. But to change the date of your journey on a confirmed ticket, you will have to do this about 48 hours before the train time, otherwise you may have to face problems.

First of all you have to surrender the ticket at the reservation counter. After that you will have to apply for a new date. In this you also get a chance to change the class. As soon as your application is received by Indian Railways, both your class and date will be changed. You will not be charged any fee for this. However, to change the class, you will have to pay accordingly.

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The exemption given to senior citizens on train tickets can be restored once again. Men of 60 years or more and women of 58 years or more used to get the benefit of huge discount in train tickets from the Railways, which can be started again.

The committee urged the parliamentary committee of Indian Railways has urged the government to restore the exemption from the railway side. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Railways, headed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Radha Mohan Singh, has urged the Railway Ministry to sympathetically consider restoring the concession given to senior citizens while traveling in trains.

Information given to the news agency

According to the news agency PTI, the committee said that according to the information given by the Railways, the condition of Corona has become normal. The committee had also expressed this desire in its 12th Action Taken Report (17th Lok Sabha) on Passenger Reservation System. This can be considered at least in sleeper class and third ac class so that weak and really needy citizens can avail this facility.

Earlier, before March 2020, railways used to give 50 percent discount on fare to women and 40 percent discount to men for traveling by rail in all classes in case of senior citizens. The minimum age limit for elderly women to get this exemption from the Railways was 58 years and for men was 60 years, but after the Corona period, all kinds of concessions given to them have been abolished.

Ashwini Vaishnav had given this information.

In December, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has said that the concessions given to senior citizens in the Railways will not be restored again. The bill of pension and salary from the Railways has become very high. Along with this, Indian Railways had given a subsidy of Rs 59000 crore for passenger related services.

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At present, 8 Vande Bharat Express are operating in the country. At present, the government is planning to install sleeper coaches in the Vande Bharat train to make the journey cheaper. Due to the sleeper coach, the train ticket will also become cheaper. With this, the passengers will not face any kind of problem during the journey.

Speed ​​can be 200 km per hour

According to media reports, the speed of Vande Bharat train with sleeper coach can be up to 200 km per hour. The sleeper coach in this train is being made using aluminum.

The sleeper coaches of Vande Bharat Express will be an alternative to the Rajdhani Express coaches running across the country . Tender is being issued by the Railways for about 400 Vande Bharat trains and it will be approved by the end of the month.

At what speed will the train be able to run?

According to the news agency, foreign companies including 4 domestic companies have also come forward for the construction work of these trains. The first 200 Vande Bharat trains will have seating arrangements like Shatabdi Express. At present, these trains will be able to run at a speed of 180 km per hour.

Safety of train tracks will have to be taken care of Railways has told that keeping in mind the safety of train tracks, it will get permission to run at a speed of 130 km per hour. Along with this, chair car trains will be made of steel.

200 trains will be made in the second phase

Railway has told that in the second phase it will manufacture Vande Bharat trains with 200 sleeper coaches. Aluminum will be used to make these trains. For this, work is also being done regarding the railway track. Along with this, work is also going on on the signal and bridge. This work is going on between Delhi-Kolkata and Delhi-Mumbai.

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In this, elderly women whose age is more than 58 years. They were given 50 per cent concession on tickets and 40 per cent for men above the age of 60.

Railway is going to give relief in 11 category

The Railway Ministry has clarified that concession has been started in 11 categories including four categories of disabled, patients and students, but there is no idea to give exemption to senior citizens at present.

It is to be known that from the railway side, in more than 50 categories, 10 to 100% discount is provided in the fare.

Special discounts are available in these categories

These categories include disabled, mental patients, disabled travelers, sportspersons, actors, film technicians, policemen killed while fighting terrorism, army, Prime Minister-President awardees etc.

Senior citizens have been getting the maximum 80 percent of the discounts given by the Railways in all categories. At the same time, if the Railways takes seriously the suggestion of the Parliamentary Standing Committee, then senior citizens will start getting concessions again.

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There is important news for those traveling by rail. The Indian Railways is planning to resume the service of concession tickets to passengers of other categories including senior citizens and sportspersons who were closed during the Corona period. Actually, after criticism, the Railways is considering reinstating concessions for senior citizens, but it is possible that it will be only for the general and sleeper category.

Senior citizens will get discount in rail fare again!

According to the information received from the sources, the government can change its terms and conditions like age criteria. It may happen that the government provides concessional fare facility to people above 70 years which was earlier for women of 58 years and men of 60 years. Sources have indicated that the main reason behind this is to adjust the financial burden on the railways by giving these concessions while retaining the subsidy for the elderly.

Earlier discount was available 

It is worth noting that before March 2020, in the case of senior citizens, the Railways used to give 50 percent discount to women and 40 percent to men for traveling in all classes in the case of senior citizens. The minimum age limit for taking this exemption from the Railways was 58 for elderly women and 60 years for men. But after the Corona period, all the concessions available to them have been abolished.

information given by sources 

A source said, “We understand that these concessions help the elderly and we have never said that we are going to do away with it completely. We are reviewing it and will take a decision on it. Sources indicated that the Railway Board is contemplating changing the age criteria for senior citizens’ concession and making it available only to those above 70 years of age. This will limit the obligations of the Railways.

Facility closed since 2020 

Before being withdrawn during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the senior citizen concession was for women aged 58 years and above and men aged 60 years and above. Women were eligible for 50 percent relaxation, men and transgender could avail 40 percent relaxation in all categories. Another provision that the Railways is considering is to limit the concessions to non-AC class travel only. A source said, “The logic is that if we limit it to sleeper and general categories, then we will accommodate 70 per cent passengers. These are some of the options that we are looking at and nothing has been finalised.’

Railways is also considering this 

Railways is also considering another option, that is to introduce ‘Premium Tatkal’ scheme in all trains. This will help generate higher revenue, which can be useful in bearing the burden of concessions. This scheme is currently applicable in about 80 trains. Premium Tatkal scheme is a quota introduced by Railways to reserve certain seats with dynamic fare pricing.

This quota is for the convenience of last-minute travel planners who are willing to spend a little extra. Premium Tatkal fare is inclusive of basic train fare plus additional Tatkal charges. Last week, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, in reply to a question in Parliament, said that the cost of giving concessions is heavy on the Railways. “In view of the various challenges, it is not desirable to expand the scope of concessions to all categories of passengers including senior citizens,” he had said.

Rail travel becomes expensive for the elderly

Actually, the big reason behind giving concession to senior citizens was that most of the elderly lack the source of income. After this, after the start of the corono epidemic (Covid 19 Pandemic) in March 2020, the government has suspended the concessions given to them for rail travel, in such a situation, rail travel is expensive for senior citizens. is falling.

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