Facilities for Divyang, Senior Citizens and Women Travelers

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....acilities for Divyang, Senior Citizens and Women Travelers <br>News and Press Release<br>Dated:- 25-2-2016<br><BR>The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that the Indian Railways i....

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....s fulfilling its social obligations towards Divyang, senior citizens and women travelers. Presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today he said, for the Divyang, the Railways has introduce....

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....d one-time registration for availing concessions while booking tickets online, online booking of wheelchairs and Braille enabled new coaches. He said for senior citizens and women travelers, increase....

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....d quota of lower berths has been provided. In the coming financial year, the Railways is increasing the senior citizen quota per coach by 50%, resulting in almost 120 lower berths per train for senior....

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.... citizens. It has added more escalators and lifts and reserved middle bays in coaches for women security.<BR> News - Press release - PIB....