FREE TRAVEL FACILITY TO RECIPIENTS
OF PARAMVEER, MAHAVEER & VEER CHAKRA AWARDS
LOK SABHA
First class/AC 2
tier complimentary card passes issued to Param Vir Chakra, Maha
Vir Chakra and Vir Chakra gallantry awardees have been made valid
for travel in AC 2 tier/AC 3 tier of Rajdhani and Chair Car of
Shatabdi/Jan Shatabdi Express trains.
The complimentary
card passes are issued to Gallantry awardees of defence/police
forces as per scheme of Ministry of Railways. Due to financial
and other repercussions, it has not been possible to extend the
scope of the scheme to civilian gallantry awardees.
This information
was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Bandaru Dattatraya
in a written reply to a question from Shri Rampal Singh in the
Lok Sabha today.
