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Concession based ticketing including online ticketing for the physically challenged persons using Photo Identity Card issued by the Railways

Commercial Circular No. 18 of 2015 · 2015-02-03
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Circular numberCommercial Circular No. 18 of 2015
File numberNo.2011/TG-1/10/e-ticketing
Date2015-02-03
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicidentity-proof
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Concession based ticketing including online ticketing for the physically challenged persons using Photo Identity Card issued by the Railways In case of loss of a Photo Identity Card with Unique ID number, another Card will

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

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No.2011/TG-1/10/e-ticketing for disabled/Pt.I New Delhi, dated. 19.03.2015

The General Managers (Commercial),
All Zonal Railways.

MD/CRIS,
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

Managing Director/ IRCTC,
11" Floor, Statesman House,
Barakhamba Road,

New Delhi.

(COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO. |8 OF 2015)

Sub: Concession based ticketing including online ticketing for the physically
challenged persons using Photo Identity Card issued by the Railways.

_ Ref: Board’s letter of even number dated 03.02.2015.

As already advised vide Board’s letter referred to above, a pilot project has been
launched on Northern Railway for concession based ticketing through counters as well as
internet (online booking) for the physically challenged persons using Photo Identity Card
with unique ID number issued by the Railway.

2. Pursuant to the Budget Announcement of the Hon’ble MR during presentation of
the Railway Budget 2015-16, it has now been decided by Board to launch this Scheme on
all Indian Railways which will enable the physically challenged persons to book
concessional reserved tickets across PRS counters, e-ticket/i-ticket through IRCTC
website and also concessional unreserved tickets across the UTS counters throughout the
country on the authority of Photo Identity Card (which will be uniquely numbered) to be
issued by the Railways. The detailed procedure to be followed for implementation of the
Scheme along with a specimen of the Photo Identity Card are enclosed herewith.

3. CRIS and all Zonal Railways are requested to ensure effective की ntation of
the Scheme at the earliest under intimation to this office.

(Dr. S.K. Ahirwar)
Director Traffic Commercial (G)
Railway Board

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1) CCM/PMs and CCM/PSs, all Zonal Railways.

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EDV (T), EDFC, DF(C), OSD/TC, F(C) & V (SS) branches of Railway Board.
MD/IRCTC, Bank of Baroda Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi.

General Manager/PRS-I, CRIS, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

Director General, Professor/Training & Professor/Commercial Railway Staff
College, Vadodara.

The Principals, Zonal Training Centers, Central Railway/Bhusaval, Eastern
Railway/Bhuli/Dhanbad, Northern Railway/Chandausi, NE Railway/Muzaffarpur,
NF Railway/Alipurduar, Southern Railway/Trichy, South Central Railway/Maula
Ali, SE Railway/Sini, North Western Railway/Udaipur.

Director, Indian Railway Institute of Transport Management, Hardoi Bypass Road,
Manak Nagar, Lucknow 226 011.

General Secretary, National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR), 3,
Chelmsford Road, New Delhi.

General Secretary, All India Railwaymen Federation (AIRF), 4, State Entry Road,
New Delhi.

Secretary General, Federation of Railway Officers Association (FROA), Room

No.370, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.

Secretary General, Indian Railway Promotee Officers Federation (IRPOF), Room
No.268, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.

Secretary General, All India RPF Association, Room No.256-D, Rail Bhawan,
New Delhi.

CTM, Metro Railway, Metro Rail Bhavan, 33/1, J L Nehru Road, Kolkata-71.

Detailed Procedure to be followed for implementation of the Scheme for Concession Procedure to be followed for implementation of the Scheme for Concession
Based _e-ticketing through IRCTC as well_as issuing Counter Tickets for the e-ticketing through IRCTC as well as issuing Counter Tickets for the

Physically Challenged _ Persons, __i.e., _Orthopedically Handicapped/Deaf & Challenged Persons, i.e., Orthopedically Handicapped/Deaf &
Dumb/Mentally Retarded/Blind Patients: Retarded/Blind Patients:

1. Physically Challenged Person entitled for Railway concession will approach nearest
D.R.M. Office along with all the relevant documents viz. Concession Certificate,
Photo Identity proof, Date of Birth proof, Address proof and two passport size
photographs either in person or by post for issuing Railway Photo Identity card by
submitting one set of attested photocopies (self attested) of the said documents. It
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