Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw: It has been informed by the Railways that every day about 10,000 trains are operated by the department, in which special facilities are given to everyone including senior citizens, women and students.
If you also travel in Train Ticket, then a big announcement has been made for the passengers by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav. From now on, passengers traveling in the train will get many special facilities. Giving information from the railway side, it has been told that every day about 10,000 trains are operated by the department, in which special facilities are given to everyone including senior citizens, women and students.
Giving information, Ashwini Vaishnav has told that senior citizens are getting the facility of confirmed lower berths in the train. There is a separate provision in the Railways for this. Please tell that a female passenger above 45 years of age will not have to select any option for lower berth. These passengers will automatically get a lower berth from the railway side.
Pregnant women also get this facility
According to the information received from the Railways, 6 lower berths are reserved for senior citizens and women above 45 years of age in the sleeper category. Along with this, four to five lower berths have been earmarked in each coach in 3AC, three to four lower berths in each coach in 2AC.
The Railway Minister said
that apart from this, a provision has also been made by the onboard ticket checking staff to give upper berths to senior citizens, Divyangjan and women who have been given upper berths in the system, if any lower berths are vacant in the train.
59 thousand crore subsidy was given
by the government in 2019-20, the subsidy of Rs 59,837 crore was given on passenger tickets. He told that every person traveling by train is given an average discount of 53 per cent. This subsidy is given to all citizens including senior citizens. Apart from this, railways gives subsidy in many categories like Divyangjan, students and patients.
Who used to get how much discount earlier?
According to the report released by the Railways, earlier the Railways used to give 40% discount in fares to men aged 60 years or more. On the other hand, if we talk about the exemption given to women, then these people used to get 50 percent exemption from the age of 58 years. Please tell that this discount is given in all types of trains including Mail, Express, Rajdhani.
