Union Budget 2023: The Central Government will present the budget for the year 2023-24 on 1 February. During this, people’s expectations regarding railways will also be very high.
Where the youth will look forward to the budget presented by the Narendra Modi government for employment and government jobs with hopeful eyes, on the other hand, the elderly section is once again pinning hopes on the government that rail fares will be provided to senior citizens as before. Will get discount.
Senior citizens are no longer exempted from train fare
Senior citizens are no longer given concession in rail fare. It was closed during the Corona period and now the government is not in the mood to implement it. But the upcoming Lok Sabha elections are in 2024 and in this budget to be presented before that, crores of elderly people who have taken advantage of the concession under this category will expect from the government that they will again get exemption in rail fare.
Railway Minister gave a statement
During the Corona period, when many conditions were implemented in the Railways, then the service of discount on tickets for senior citizens was also stopped. According to media reports, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, while answering a question, told through a letter that there is no idea of giving exemption to senior citizens at the moment. This increases the burden on the government exchequer.
once again its demand started rising
At the same time, its demand has started rising once again. Many elders told that they are now in this era of age where some more money is required to be saved. From medicine to other things, the expenditure becomes more. If there was a discount on train tickets, then it would have been convenient to travel somewhere. At the same time, it is expected that this class will be able to get this gift again, but with some different conditions.
