More power to the Indian Railways!
Happiness comes in all shapes and sizes and so does discounts.
From serious diseases to senior citizens and medical professionals, all can avail these discounts. Check out the list of various concessions that one can be eligible for. Happy travels! 🙂
FOR STUDENTS: EDUCATION TOUR
General Category
| 50% on 2nd and sleeper class |
| 50% on monthly and quarterly season ticket |
SC and ST Category
| 75% on 2nd and sleeper class |
| 75% on monthly and quarterly season ticket |
| Girl Students till graduation level and boy student till 12th grade (including Madrasa students) can avail free 2nd class monthly season ticket. |
| Study Tour for students of rural government school once a year, girls government school of rural area, the entrance exam for national level medical and engineering school can get 75% concession. |
| UPSC & SSC candidates appearing for main written exams can get 50% concession on 2nd class |
| Foreign Students travelling for Camps and seminars organised by the government, historical places can get 50% concession on 2nd and sleeper class. |
JOB INTERVIEW AND EXAMS
| Unemployed Youth can get 50% concession for appearing in interviews of the municipal corporation, government undertaking university, public sector body. |
| Job Interview for central and state government: 100% concession on 2nd class and 50% concession on sleeper class. |
SENIOR CITIZENS
| Male above 60 years of age and more can avail 40% concession on all class. |
| Female above 58 years of age and more can avail 50% concession on all class. |
| This concession can also be availed on Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Jan Shatabdi and Duronto Trains. |
WAR WIDOWS
| War widows, IPKF personnel killed in Sri Lanka, policemen who have died during combatting terrorist attacks, para-military personnel, defence personnel, widow of defence person who were martyred during Kargil operation Vijay can avail 75% concession on 2nd and sleeper class. |
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
| Nurse and Midwives can get 25% concession on 2nd and sleeper class during official travel as well as vacations. |
| Allopathic doctors can avail 10% concession on all class, Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Jan Shatabdi trains. |
AIDS AND OSTOMY PATIENTS
| AIDS Patients and their attendants, travelling for treatment at nominated ART centres can get 50% concession on 2nd class. |
| Ostomy patients, travelling for any reason can get 50% concession on monthly and quarterly season ticket. |
CANCER PATIENTS
| 50% on 1AC and 2AC |
| 75% concession for cancer patients on 1st, 2nd class and AC chair car. |
| 100% concession on 3AC, and sleeper class |
| Attendants can also avail this concession. 75% only on 3AC and sleeper class. |
TUBERCULOSIS AND LUPUS VULGARIS
| 75% concession on 1st, 2nd and sleeper class for patients as well as attendants. |
HEART, KIDNEY AND THALASSEMIA PATIENTS
| Applicable to patients who are on dialysis or are travelling for heart surgery or kidney transplant |
| 75% concession for 1st, 2nd sleeper class, 3AC and chair car. Attendants can also avail the same concession. |
NON-INFECTIOUS LEPROSY PATIENTS
| 75% concession on 1st, 2nd and sleeper class for patients as well as attendants. |
HEMOPHILIA PATIENTS
| 75% concession for haemophilia patient as well as their attendants on 2nd, sleeper, 1st class, 3AC, and chair car. |
