indianrailways.gov.in Railway Concession for Persons with Disabilities scheme

Organisation : Indian Railways
Scheme Name : Railway Concession for Persons with Disabilities scheme
Applicable For : Persons with Disabilities
Applicable States/ UTs : All Over India
Home Page : https://indianrailways.gov.in/
Details Here : https://www.statusin.in/uploads/37157-FeeConcession.pdf

Indian Railway Concession for PWD scheme

The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Right and Full Participation) Act, 1995 was promulgated by Government of India to ensure equal opportunities to persons with disabilities and their full participation in nation building.

Related : Indian Railways Register Complaint & Suggestions : www.statusin.in/6280.html

The implementation of the provisions of the Act requires a multi sectoral collaborative approach of all Ministries of the Central/State Government including the Ministry of Railways.

Reservation in Trains

** A reservation quota of two sleeper class berths has been earmarked in all trains running on non-suburban sections for handicapped persons performing their journey on handicapped concessional ticket. The person accompanying the handicapped person as escort is also allotted the berth out of this quota.

** Instructions have also been issued that in the tickets issued through Computerized Passenger Reservation System, to the extent feasible, one lower berth should be allotted to the handicapped person and the person accompanying the handicapped person as an escort should be allotted middle/upper berths near the handicapped person subject to availability of accommodation.

** After departure of the train, the Conductor/Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) has been authorized to allot the vacant lower berth, if available, to any physically handicapped person travelling on handicapped concessional ticket who has been allotted upper/middle berth, after making necessary entries in the chart.

** Specially designed coaches known as SLRD coaches with wider entrance doors to allow a wheel chair to enter, wider aisles, modified toilet and 4 berths, the lower two for physically challenged persons & upper berths for attendants have been attached in almost all Mail/Express trains except Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Jan Shatabdi Express trains and Duronto Express trains.

Fully air-conditioned Garib Rath trains have been provided a disabled friendly compartment as also toilets in the power cars. IR have so far manufactured 2,830 SLRD/SRD coaches.

Additional Facilities

** For the convenience of the physically challenged persons, facilities like wheel chairs have been provided at all important stations on IR.
** RPF personnel are being trained to assist physically disabled passengers to make their journey more comfortable.

** In allotment of STD/PCO booths at Railway Stations, 25% booths have been reserved for physically handicapped persons (including blind) with disability of 40% and above.

Concession in Fares

As per Railway rules, concession in Railway fares is admissible to the following categories of disabled persons

Category Of Persons

1. Orthopedically Handicapped/ Paraplegic persons who cannot travel without escort – for any purpose.
** 75% in Second, Sleeper, First, AC Chair Car and AC 3 tier.
** 50% in First Class and AC 2 tier.

2 Mentally retarded persons who cannot travel without escort – for any purpose.
** 25% in AC 3 tier & AC Chair Car of Rajdhani/Shatabdi trains.
** 50% in Monthly Season Ticket & Quarterly Season Ticket.

3 Blind persons travelling alone or with an escort – for any purpose.
** One escort is also eligible for same element of concession.

4 Deaf & Dumb persons (both afflictions together in the same person) travelling alone or with an escort – for any purpose.
** 50% in Second, Sleeper and First Class.
** 50% in Monthly Season Ticket & Quarterly Season Ticket.
** One escort is also eligible for same element of concession.