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Commercial Circular No. 31 of 2004
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Circular numberCommercial Circular No. 31 of 2004
File numberNo. TCH/2198/96/Widows/Policy.
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicfares
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded
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Summary

photo-copy of identity Gard issued by District Sainik Boards, Ministry of Defence,

Text of the circular

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA:
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड) (RAILWAY BOARD)'*

COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO, 3! OF 2004

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No. TCH/2198/96/Widows/Policy. New Delhi, dated 20 .08.04.
General Managers, ;
All Indian Railways.”

हु Grant of concession to: Widows .of. Defence personnel killed in
action against Terrorists & Extremists.

As announced by MR on’-6:7.2004 in his Budget Speech for 2004-05,
Ministry of Railways have decided to grant 75% concession in Second and
Sleeper classes to Widows of Defence personnel killed in action against
Terrorists & Extremists... की अल :

2. Concession shall be granted directly by Station Managers on submitting a
photo-copy of identity Gard issued by District Sainik Boards, Ministry of Defence,

Government of India. Attestation of photo copy of Identity Card is not necessary.

The identity Card wilk*'contain: (i) photograph, name, date of birth/age &
Signature/Thumb impression of the concerned widow, (ii) Husband’s name, rank,

_ Battalion number & date of death and (iii) a certification that the holder is widow

ofthe defence personnel! killed in action against terrorists & extremists. The .

- griginal Identity Card: will be produced for inspection at the. time of purchasing

ticket and ‘also during journey when demanded by Railway officials,

) 3, The concession will be admissible without any distance limit, subject to the
_ “distance restri¢tion otherwise applicable in individual Mail/Express trains. The
~~.” eoncession will be admissible in basic Mail/Express fares only ‘and not in other

charges, like reservation fee, superfast surcharge, safety surcharge, etc., which

~* ghall be recovered in full as per existing rules. The ticket shall be endorsed

accordingly. . Concession will be admissible . subject to other conditions
mentioned in rule 101 of IRCA Coaching Tariff No. 25 Part. 1 (Vol. I).

4. This concession may_be introduced for tickets issued from 6.9 2004. This
issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways. Wide
publicity through various media may be given at regular intervals.

- § Necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned, including PRSs,

immediately and implementation ensured. (Hindi पु ifl SA dy.

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(R.P. Thakur)
Director (Passenger Marketing)
Railway Board.

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No. TCIV2198/96\Widews/Policy “New Delhi, deted 70. 08.2008
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4. Dy. Comptroller & Auditor General of India (Railways), Room No.224, Rail.
Bhavan, New Delhi with 36 spares. —
2. FAGCAOs, Alf Indian Railways.
. 3. Principal Director of Audit, All indian Railways.

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Copy forwarded for information to: ,
CCMs, All Indian Railways,

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_._ CCM (PM)s, All Indian Railways.

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), VSS). PR,
Health & F(C) Branches, Railway Board. *

General Manager, Centre for “Railway Information System (CRIS),
Chanakyapun, Near National Rail Museum, New Dethi. है

Director General, Railway Staff College, Vadodara.

Managing Director, Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., Belapur Bhavan,
Plot No. 6, Sector 11, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai — 400 014.

General Manager, Metro Railway, 33/1, J.L. Nehru Road, Calcutte-

Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety, Lucknow.

' "The Secretary (ESW), Ministry of Defence, 109-A, South Block, New Dethi -
for issue necessary advice to all District Sainik Boards of Ministry of —

Defence, under advice to this Ministry. दर
General Secretary, IRCA, Chelmsford Read, New Delhi for issue of
necessary correction slip to MCA Coaching Tariff No. 25, Part | (Vol. Ii).
The wordings of the rule will be similar to the rule for Widows of Martyrs of
operation Vijay 1999. in Kargil (S.Nos

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