Free Monthly Season Tickets for Railway Travel Extended to Girls Pursuing Professional/Vocational Courses Up to Graduation

As per the existing provisions, girl students upto Graduation are eligible for free Monthly Season Tickets (MSTs) for travel between station serving their school/college to residence.

As announced by the Railway Minister during discussion on Railway Budget 2011-12, it has been decided to extend the above mentioned concession to girl students who are pursuing professional/vocational courses also upto the level of Graduation. This will include courses like M.B.B.S., B.E., B. Tech., B.B.A., B.C.A. etc. etc.

There will be no change in other terms and conditions, including the eligibility/entitlement of free MSTs to boy students.

This concession will be admissible on MSTs purchased on and after 1st July, 2011.

Corruption as seen through my eyes..........

                              Corruption is an everyday fact of life in India. Paying bribes is a common practice adopted by people of India. In fact they have become used to it. Almost everyday people have to pay bribe in order to get their job done in public offices successfully. Slowly it has become an essential part of our life. At one time, bribe was paid for getting wrong things done but now bribe is paid for getting right things done at right time. Corruption in India has wings not wheels. 
                              My earliest memory of paying a bribe was when my driving licence was made. I had to bribe an agent. I got it made without giving any driving tests etc. When I was in college, I used to go to cinemas with my friends and many times we had to buy tickets in black. When I was recruited in Railways for a job I had to bribe a police officer for getting my police verification done, inspite of having a clean record.  Then I had to bribe the doctor in Railways for getting through routine medical checkup. Once I had to bribe a traffic police officer to get away while driving without licence.
                             I have paid bribes in government offices, while registering my house, in hospitals, in trains etc. I have also bribed many people for getting my work done illegally.
                             So you see this thing corruption has become a daily fact of our life. It has gone deep in our daily life.  
                             But now the time has come when we should stop all this corruption and bribery. It is true that one person cannot remove corruption from the society, but one person can still do lot of small things and if each of this ONE PERSON does these SMALL THINGS, the SUM-TOTAL will be very LARGE.

Senior Citizen-Concession

                           Railways Issues Notification to Increase Fare Concession to Male Senior Citizen and to Reduce Age Limit for female Senior Citizen

                     The New Facility WEF 1st June, 2011

                          

                          As per existing provisions, senior citizens of minimum 60 years are eligible for concession in the basic fares of Mail/Express trains and all inclusive fares of Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Jan Shatabdi trains. The element of concession is 30 per cent for male senior citizens and 50 per cent for female senior citizens.

                 As announced by Minister of Railways in Budget speech for 2011-12 on 25th February, 2011, it has been decided to reduce the minimum age for availing concession from 60 years to 58 years in case for female senior citizens. However, the element of concession will continue to remain at 50 per cent.

                         It has also been decided to increase the element of concession in case of male senior citizens from 30 per cent to 40 per cent. The minimum age will, however, continue to be 60 years in case of men.

                        There will be no change in other terms and conditions.

                        The concession will be admissible on tickets purchased on and after 01.06.2011. In case of tickets already issued for travel on & after 01.06.2011, refund of difference of fares will not be admissible.