FREE COMPLIMENTARY PASSES TO MISSIONARIES AND INSTITUTIONS

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LOK SABHA

All India complimentary card passes are issued under discretionary powers of Minister of Railways as per guidelines. No regional free passes are issued.

Complimentary care passes are issued as per guidelines to organizations engaged in social, cultural, educational, sports and welfare activities.

As a measure for austerity and economy, no Complimentary Card Passes under discretionary powers of Minister of Railways have been issued since November 15, 1999.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Bandaru Dattatraya in a written reply to a question from Shri Dalpat Singh Parste in the Lok Sabha today.