REFUND OF RAIL TICKETS FOR ACCREDITED
MEDIA PERSONS LIBERALISED
The Ministry of Railways
has issued orders making refund on cancellation of tickets purchased
against the 2003 Series of Rail Travel Coupons, issued to accredited
media persons at the Centre, State and District level, admissible
in cash at the station across the counter in keeping with the
existing refund rules.
Ticket Deposite
Receipt (TDR) for refund of such tickets will be issued only in
those cases where refund at the station is not admissible under
refund rules.
Like other concessional
tickets, the usual cancellation charges will be leviable on the
amount paid for individual journeys on such tickets.
The Zonal Railways
have been instructed to monitor closely the refund so granted
to avoid misuse.
These orders
will take effect from October 1, 2003 on tickets cancelled on
and after that date.
Meanwhile, the
computerized Passenger Reservation System (PRS) software will
be modified, accordingly.
