A physically handicapped person is also given a discount on train tickets for travel by rail. Divyang can take one person with him.
New Delhi: Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, a complete lockdown was imposed in the country from March 2020. All the exemptions given by the railways were stopped, but the railways are still giving discounts to the disabled, students, patients and elders to travel in the train. More than 30 categories are exempted for traveling in railways. However, in view of Covid, they were banned.
Know how much discount you get?
All general category students going on their home or education tour are given 50% relaxation in second class and sleeper category, while SC and ST category students are given 75% relaxation in second class and sleeper class. meets. Apart from this, 75% in the second grade to the students of government schools studying in the village areas for education tour once a year, 75% in the second grade to the girls of the children of the government schools of the village children going outside for any major exam. % discount is given. Students appearing in UPSC, SSC Mains exam get 50% relaxation in second class and 50% relaxation in second class and sleeper class for students going for research in any subject.
Railways also gives exemption to seriously ill people,
Along with this, any serious patient going for treatment is also given exemption from the railway side. Cancer patients with one attendant are given 100% discount in second class, sleeper and 3 AC, 75% in chair car, and 50% in first and second AC. At the same time, patients of Heart Surgery, Haemophilia, TB and Dialysis patients get 75% discount in Second Class, Sleeper, First Class, Chair Car and 3rd AC. Also, thalassemia patients are given 75% discount in First Class, 2nd Class, 3rd AC, Sleeper, Chair car and 50% discount in 2nd AC.
Disabled person can also take a discount on the ticket,
Let us tell you that physically handicapped person is also given a discount on train tickets for traveling in the train. Divyang can take one person with him. For this, that person will also have to pay the same charge. 75% discount is given to such passengers in 3rd AC, chair car, sleeper and 2nd AC. Also, 50% discount is given in first-second AC and 25% in Shatabdi, 3rd AC trains of Rajdhani.
