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Grant of concession to patients suffering from Sickle Cell Anaemia

Commercial Circular No. 25 of 2012 · 2012-04-18
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Circular numberCommercial Circular No. 25 of 2012
File numberNo. TCII/2196/12/
Date2012-04-18
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicconcessions
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded
Official PDFindianrailways.gov.in

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Grant of concession to patients suffering from Sickle Cell Anaemia Form for the purpose of issue of Rail Concession to Sickle cell Anaemia patients to

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
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MINISTRY OF RAII:-WAYS
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(RAILWAY BOARD)
COMMERGIAL CIRCULAR NO.'],.>OF 2012
No. TCII/2196/12/ Sickle Cell
New Delhi, dated
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04.2012.
General Managers,
All Indian Railways.
Sub:
Grant of concession to patients suffering from Sickle Cell Anaemia.
As announced by MR on 14.3.2012 in the Budget Speech for 2012-13, Ministry of
Railways have decided to grant concession in train fares to patients suffering' from
Sickle
Cell Anaemia, when travelling
for treatment/periodical
check-up
to the
Government
recl)gnized hospitals, and return after treatment/periodical check-up.
The element of
concession will be 50% in the basic fares of Sleeper, AC Chair Car, AC 3-tier and AC 2-tier
clauses.
The concession will be admissible in basic Mail/Express fares only and not in
other charges, like reservation flge, superfast surcharge, Development Surcharge, etc.,
which shall be recovered in full as per existing rules.
2.
. Concessionwill be granteddirectlyby StationMasterson productionof the certificate
in prescribed form issued by OfficE!r-in-chargeof the Government recognized Hospital where
the patient is being treated. Specimen copies of the concession certificates for outward and
return journeys are enclosed.
3.
Concession will be admisuible without any Minimum distance limit, subject to the
distance restrictions otherwise applicable in individual Mail/Express trains.
Concession will
not be admissible in Rajdhani/SI1atabdi/Jan Shatabdi/Duronto/Garib Rath trains.
This
concession will be admissible subject to other conditions mentioned in rule 101 of IRCA
Coaching Tariff No. 25 Part. I (Vol. II),
4.
Wide publicity through various media may be given at regular intervals.
Zonal
Railways may arrange to send specimen copies of certificates to Government recognized
hospitals situated in their Zones and also advise them about this concession.
Health
Departments of concerned State Governments may also be advised in this regard.
5.
These instructions
will come into effect on tickets
issued from 1.6.2012.
This
issues with the concurrence of Finance & Health Directorates of Ministry of Railways.
Ne(:essary instructions may be is:suedto all concerned, including PRSs, immediately and
implementation of these instructions ensured.
(Hindi version will follow.)
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DA: As above.
(Dr. Monica Agnihotri)
Director (Passenger Marketing)
Railway Board.
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No. TCII/2196/12/ Sickle Cell.
New Delhi, dated 18.04.2012
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Copy forwarded to:
Dy. Comptroller & Auditor General of India
(Railways), Room No.224, Rail
Bhavan, New Delhi.
The FA&CAOs, All Indian Railways.
The Principal Director of Audit, All Indian Railways.
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for Financial Commissioner/Railways.
No. TCII/2196/12/Sickle Cell
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New Delhi, dated Iii. 04.2012
Copy forwarded for information to:
CCMs, All Indian Railways.
CCM (PM)s, All Indian Railways.
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CRB, MT, FC, Secretary, DG/RHS, Railway Board.
AM(B), Adv (Finance), AM(IT), AM(C), ADV (Vig), ED(A), EDF(C&RM),
ED(C&IS), EDTC(R), EDV(T), ED/Safety, DPR, CFC, TC(CR), V(SS), PR,
Health & F(C) Branches, Hailway Board.
General
Manager,
Centre
for
Railway
Information
System
(CRIS),
Chanakyapuri, Near National Rail Museum, New Delhi.
Director General, Railway Staff College, Vadodara.
Managing Director, Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., Belapur Bhavan,
Plot No.6, Sector 11, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai - 400014.
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General Manager, Metro Railway, 33/1, J.L. Nehru Road, Calcutta-700071.
Chief Commissioner of RstilwaySafety, Lucknow.
The Secretary, Ministry of health & Family Welfare, Nirman Bhavan, New
Delhi for issue necessary advice to various hospitals in the country.
General Secretary, IRCA, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi for issue of necessary
correction slip to IRCA Coaching Tariff No. 25, Part I (Vol. II). This will be a
new rule & may also be incorporated under rules 101 (3) (1),101 (14) & Index
at the end of the Tariff.
The proposed correction slip may be aot
approved from this offic,e bef

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