Kejriwal urges PM to restore Railway fare concessions for senior citizens

Days after a parliamentary standing committee recommended the resumption of the fare concession offered to senior citizens by the Railways, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore the Railway fare concession for senior citizens, saying no society and country can progress without the blessings of its elderly.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, he said the Centre has a budget of Rs 45 lakh crore and would incur a cost of Rs 1600 crore, which was just a “drop in the ocean”, if it extends the concession to senior citizens.