Railway concession to anemic patient & arjuna award

Railway Minister Shri Dinesh Trivedi had proposed to extend

•  50% concession in fare in AC 2, AC 3, Chair Car and Sleeper Classes to patients suffering from ‘Aplastic Anaemia’ and ‘Sickle Cell Anaemia’. As a measure of social welfare, Indian Railways extends travel concessions to more than 50 categories of travelers which include students, sportspersons, scouts & guides, farmers, senior citizens, teachers, girls, youth, patients etc. The value of concessions granted to travelers is more than Rs.800 crore per year.
• He also announced extending the facility to travel by Rajdhani & Shatabdi Trains to winners of Arjuna Awards 

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