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REVISED PROVISIONS FOR RAIL TRAVEL OF ORTHOPAEDICALLY HANDICAPPED / PARAPLEGIC PERSONS / PATIENTS

10-June-2016

 Uptil now, Orthopaedically Handicapped, Paraplegic Persons / Patients who were availing Rail Travel Concessions, if found travelling alone without an Escort, which was mandatory, were treated as travelling without ticket and were being charged with penalty as per the applicable rules issued from Ministry of Railways.

However, this condition has now been relaxed / revised w.e.f. 15-06-2016.  It has now been permitted to Orthopaedically Handicapped, Paraplegic Persons / Patients availing Rail Travel Concessions to travel even without Escort, if they can, and they will not be treated as travelling without ticket and no penalty will be levied to them. Necessary instructions to this effect have been issued accordingly to the Commercial Staff on Konkan Railway Route.

These revised provisions are applicable w.e.f. 15-06-2016 to our Esteemed Orthopaedically Handicapped, Paraplegic Persons / Patients, wishing to travel by rail on our Konkan Railway Route. Such passengers are requested to kindly avail off the rail travel concession facility accordingly.

Konkan Railway assures best of its services to our esteemed passengers in particular and public in general.


                                  
                                                                            


Siddheshwar Telugu
GM (Admin) & CPRO / KRCL

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