PUNE With Indian railway services running like pre-pandemic times, the railways is yet to resume its concession for senior citizens.
The concession has been suspended since regular trains stopped operations in 2020. With the Covid-19 pandemic receding and vaccination coverage increasing in most of the states, the railways has resumed train services.
Before March 2020, the Indian railways would give concession in 53 categories, including senior citizens, students, sportspersons and medical professionals. Out of the 53, only 15 categories are now getting concession, which include four categories of divyang jan and 11 categories of patients and students. With regard to senior citizens, earlier, 50% discount was given to female passengers and 40% to male passengers in all classes. Whereas, the minimum age limit for availing this relaxation from the Indian railways was 58-years for women and 60-years for men.
