NO CONCESSION TO PATIENTS IN RAJDHANI
AND JAN SHATABDI
Heart patients are
granted concession when called by recognized hospitals for heart
surgery. Cancer and thalassemia patients are granted concession
for treatment and periodical check up. The element of concession
is 75 per cent in Second, Sleeper, First, AC Chair Car and AC
3-tier and 50 per cent in AC 2-tier and AC First Class basic mail/express
fares. Concession is granted on production of the requisite certificate
from recognized hospitals. One escort with each patient is also
granted same concession.
However, similar
concession is not granted in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Jan Shatabdi
trains.
This information
was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Bandaru Dattatraya
in a written reply to a question from Shri Parmeshwar Kumar Agarwalla
in the Rajya Sabha today.
