Senior citizen concession tickets: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw hinted that the concessions given to the senior citizens in the railways may not be restored, citing excessive expanses of the national transporter.
In a relaxation to Central Civil Services (LTC) Rules 1988, the scheme has been extended for a period of two years till September 25, 2022.
To facilitate the travel of participants of the 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' program, railways will grant 50 percent concession in basic fares of second/sleeper class to youngsters with earnings/emoluments of not more than Rs 5,000 per month, a statement from the ministry said. The concession has been granted as a special case only for normal train services and is not admissible in special trains or coaches, it said.
Railways bear 47 per cent cost, collecting the remaining 57 per cent from the passengers. It earns around Rs 56,000 crore by selling tickets and now is aiming to make it's earning about Rs 56,000 crore in 2019-20 with the 'give it up' scheme.
Bangalore: Amid persistent protests against the toll hike on the National Highway leading to international airport, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said there will be concession on toll for villagers within the proximity of the highway."Toll
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said the state government will promote generation of clean energy by offering concessions to the companies coming to invest in areas like solar and wind power.“We will consider
Panaji, Jun 27: Goa government has decided to provide concession in the toll fee to the vehicles from neighbouring districts of Maharashtra and Karnataka.The concession passes would be issued within next fortnight for the vehicles
Ghaziabad, Sep 14: India Against Corruption (IAC) today alleged that the opposition to the hike in diesel price by political parties was a “drama” and demanded immediate rollback of the increase in fuel price.Activists Arvind
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