INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Indian Railways offers concessions on ticket prices to disabled passengers, patients, youths, students, senior citizens, awardees, war
widows, farmers, artists and sportspersons, medical professionals, among others
These concessions on fares range from 10 per cent to 100 per cent, as mentioned on Indian Railways' portal- indianrail.gov.in
Only one type of concession is admissible at a time at the choice of passenger and no person is allowed two or more concessions
Concessions are admissible only in respect of basic fares, said Indian Railways.Here are Indian Railways concession rules for awardees, war
widows and medical professionals:1.Indian Railways offers 50 percent concession to men and 60 per cent concession to women in all classes
and Rajdhani/ Shatabdi/Jan Shatabdi trains also to the recipients of Presidents Police medal for distinguished service and Indian police
award for meritorious services, after the age of 60 - traveling for any purpose.2
Shram Awardees (Industrial Workers awarded the Prime Minister's Shram Award for productivity and innovation) traveling for any purpose can
India for exemplary service in the field of education - traveling for any purpose can avail 50 per cent concession in second and sleeper
concession in second and sleeper class.5
Indian Railways also offers 75 per cent concession in second and sleeper class to war widows - traveling for any purpose.6
Widows of policemen and paramilitary personnel killed in action against terrorists and extremists - traveling for any purpose can avail 75
of martyrs of operation Vijay in Kargil in 1999 traveling for any purpose are also offered 75 per cent concession by Indian Railways in
second and sleeper class.10
Allopathic doctors traveling for any purpose are offered 10 per cent concession in all classes and Rajdhani/ Shatabdi/Jan Shatabdi trains
25 per cent concession is offered by Indian Railways in second and sleeper class to nurses and midwives travelling during their leave and
