The Indian Railways is normalising its operations to pre-Covid levels. From dropping the ‘special’ tags to reintroducing cooked meals, the Indian Railways is bringing back the old ways of travelling in trains. Amid all this, the latest RTI reply has sparked new demand for relaunching the concessions for the senior citizens travelling in trains across India. A PTI report quoting an RTI reply said that during the lockdown period between March 2020 and September 2021, almost 4 crore seniors travelled on full fare. During the nationwide lockdown that was imposed in 2020, the Indian Railways had suspended all kinds of rebates offered to some categories of citizens. The concessions for the seniors remain in force to this day.
