Utility News Desk!! When it comes to traveling anywhere, train is a mode that is preferred by people of every section. Because there are different coaches keeping each class in mind. That means whether it is general or special, everyone can choose its coach according to their pocket. This is why this fourth largest railway network in the world transports millions of people to their destination every day. Not only this, Indian Railways also gives some discount in train ticket price (IRCTC train ticket price) to some of its passengers.
Indian Railways provides concessions under certain categories for the convenience of its passengers. This category includes students and patients suffering from certain diseases. Railways also gives discount in train tickets to disabled people. Indian Railways, taking care of its passengers, gives big discount in train tickets to those passengers who cannot travel without the help of another person due to their physical condition. Such as handicapped, mentally handicapped and totally blind people. All these people get up to 75% discount on General Class, Sleeper and Third AC tickets.
The discount they get depends on which coach they are travelling. These passengers get 50 percent discount on train tickets if they travel by First AC and Second AC. They get a discount of up to 25 percent if they travel in third AC and AC chair car in trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi. Not only this, the escorts who accompany such people to help them also get the same discount on train tickets.
Railways gives 50 percent discount in train tickets to those who are completely unable to speak and hear. The escort accompanying these people also gets 50 percent discount on train tickets. Railways also gives discount on train tickets to patients suffering from many diseases. These diseases include patients of cancer, thalassemia, heart disease, kidney disease, hemophilia, TB, AIDS, ostomy, anemia and aplastic anemia. All of them also get discount in train fare. According to railway rules, students also get discount in train fare. Students visiting their hometown or on an educational tour get a discount ranging from 50 to 75 percent depending on the coach of the train.
If you also frequently use trains to travel and want to know whether you will get discount under any category or not, then for more information you can visit the official website of Indian Railways https://www. You can go to Indianrail.gov.in/. Here you will get complete information in detail.