The Minister of Railways Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal has announced that the recipients of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Dhyan Chand Award shall be provided facility of Complimentary Card passes valid for travel by 1st class/2nd AC.

While presenting the Railway Budget for 2013-14 in Parliament today he said that the Complimentary Card passes being issued to Olympic Medalists and Dronacharya Awardees shall also be valid for travel in Rajdhani/Shatabdi trains, as in the case of Arjuna Awardees.

He also announced that the travel by Duronto trains shall also be permitted on all Card passes issued to sportspersons who have the facility of travel by Rajdani/Shatabdi trains.

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Complimentary Card passes for top national sports awardees expand travel entitlement to premium classes and trains. Recipients of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Dhyan Chand Award shall be provided Complimentary Card passes valid for travel in 1st class or 2nd AC. Complimentary Card passes issued to Olympic medalists and Dronacharya Awardees are valid for travel on Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains, as for Arjuna Awardees, and travel on Duronto trains is permitted where Card passes authorise Rajdhani/Shatabdi travel.