The Parliamentary standing committee on railways has suggested the Indian Railways to re-commence senior citizens concession for both sleeper and 3AC passengers, according to a report released on August 4.
The report comes after the Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in Parliament that re-starting concessions for senior citizens were not feasible for the government.
The ministry of railways had, given pandemic and Covid protocol, a withdrawn concession to all categories of passengers (except four categories of Divyangjan, 11 categories of patients and students) from March 20, 2020. Accordingly, at present, concession in passenger fares is not admissible to senior citizens.
