INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation) offers concessions on senior citizen tickets in online mode
For offline mode, Indian Railways offers concessions on ticket prices to 53 different categories
This reduction in ticket prices ranges from 25 per cent to 100 per cent and are available for disabled passengers, patients, senior
citizens, awardees, war widows, students, youths, farmers, artists and sportspersons, medical professionals, among others, , as mentioned on
Railways official portal- indianrail.gov.in
All concessional fares are calculated on the basis of fares for Mail/Express trains irrespective of the type of train, i.e
Mail or Express or Passenger, by which the passenger travels.Key things to know about Indian Railways concession rules for students, youths
concession in second and sleeper class
, Indian Railways offers 75 per cent concession in second and sleeper class for students who belong to Scheduled Tribe/Scheduled Category
and are going to hometown and availing educational tours.2
Students of government schools in rural areas get 75 per cent concession in second class for study tour once in a year
Indian Railways also offers 75 per cent concession for girls of government schools in rural areas for national level medical, engineering,
Also, 50 per cent concession is available in second class for students appearing in main written examination conducted by UPSC and Central
Research scholars up to the age of 35 years - for journeys in connection with research work can avail 50 per cent concession in second and
engineers apprentices undergoing navigational/ engineering training for mercantile marine - for travel between home and training ship are
avail 50 per cent concession in second and sleeper class
40 per cent concession is available in second and sleeper class for youths attending national integration camps of Manav Uththan Sewa
travelling to attend interview for job in public sector organisations and central and state government can avail 50 per cent concession in
100 per cent concession is available for such youths in second class
agricultural/industrial exhibitions can avail 25 per cent concession in second and sleeper class
producers visiting to national level institutes for learning/raining better farming/ dairy can avail 50 per cent concession in second and
Delegates for attending annual conferences of Bharat Krishak Samaj and Sarvodaya Samaj, Wardha are offered 50 per cent concession in second
