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Friday 07-Oct-2016

Railways not to give concessions to senior citizen of foreign nationals and NRIs

Minister of Railways Modifies Senior Citizens Concession Rules 

By  Traveltechie Bureau | New Delhi

Ministry of Railways has decided to grant concession only to senior citizens of Indian Nationality, permanently residing in India. 

It has been clarified that Senior Citizen concession shall not be admissible to the senior citizen of foreign nationals & NRIs.

The revised rule for concession to Senior Citizen should be as under:

A Senior Citizen of Indian Nationality, permanently residing in India of the age of 60 years and above for Men Senior citizen and 58 years and above in case of Women Senior Citizen shall only be eligible for concession in passenger fare.

This has been come into effect from 29th September 2016.