New Delhi: In pursuance of the announcement made by Government of India for promotion of digital and cashless economy, Ministry of Railways has initiated some additional incentives and measures. The following package of incentives and measures are effective from 1st January 2017.
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10% fare rebate on vacant Berth / Seats after chart preparation on all trains
In continuation with its earlier announcement of providing 10% rebate in the basic fare on the vacant berths / seats after preparation of first chart in Rajdhani / Duronto / Shatabdi trains, Indian Railways has decided to extend this rebate in the reserved class of all other trains w.e.f. 01.01.2017 on an experimental basis for six months. The detailed provisions are as under:
Read MoreExperience high speed Wi-Fi at Trivandrum Central railway station
Trivandrum: Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC) has become the fourth railway station in Kerala to offer free high speed Wi-Fi service. The facility was inaugurated by Dr. Shashi Tharoor MP at a function held on October 28, 2016. Ernakulam South (ERS), Thrissur (TCR) and Kozhikode (CLT) are the other railway stations in the State to offer free high speed Wi-Fi service to passengers.
Read MoreState-Rlys joint venture flagged off
Trivandrum: The government has set in motion the incorporation of a Joint Venture Company (JVC) between the State and Railways for cost-sharing of “viable” railway projects by appointing the Chief Secretary(CS) as chairman of the proposed JVC.
Read MoreMinister of Railways modifies Senior Citizens concession rules
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.
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