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Earmarking of reservation quota for women and senior citizens

Commercial Circular No. 51 of 2015 · 2015-03-13
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Circular numberCommercial Circular No. 51 of 2015
Date2015-03-13
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicconcessions
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Summary

Earmarking of reservation quota for women and senior citizens, allowing two senior citizens/female passengers to book berths under this quota

Text of the circular

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RATL MANTRALAYA)

(RAILWAY BOARD)
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2012/TG-1/20/P/Lower Berth New Delhi, dated 3, .08.2015

The Chief Commercial Managers,
All Zonal Railways.

COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO.51 OF 2015

Sub: Earmarking of reservation quota for women and senior
citizens,

With a view to facilitate senior citizens and female passengers, when
travelling alone, a combined reservation quota of two lower berths per coach
was earmarked in Sleeper, 3AC and 2AC classes for Senior Citizens, female
passengers above the age of 45 and pregnant women vide Commercial Circular
No. 40 of 2007 dated 18.04.2007.

1,1 These instructions were slightly modified vide Commercial Circular No
15 of 2015 dated 13.03.2015, wherein the quota of 2 lower berths per coach in
Sleeper class was enhanced to 4 lower berths per coach

1.2 Complaints/suggestions were being received from time to time for
allowing two senior citizens/female passengers to book berths under this quota
This was not being allowed as there was possibility of splitting the party in two
different coaches in case some berths in a coach under this quota have already
been booked.

2. The matter has been reviewed and it has been decided that the facility of
booking tickets under senior citizen quota may be provided where in a single
- application, two passengers are in a combination of senior citizens/female
passengers above the age of 45/pregnant women. Passengers not falling in the
category of passengers eligible to book ticket under Senior Citizen Quota will
not be allowed to book tickets in combination with other passenger who is
eligible for this quota.

2.1 CRIS will make necessary modifications in the software W.ef.
1" January 2016 and advise the date of effect to all Zonal Railways as well as
this office. The passengers are required to be suitably informed that in such
cases, the party may get split in two different coaches. For this purpose
following actions are required to be taken:

i. For online booking , IRCTC will make a provision that whenever two
passengers are being booked in Senior Citizen Quota, a popup message

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should come that the passengers may get split in two coaches and if they
want to proceed they should type ‘Yes’.

ii, CRIS will also examine the feasibility of giving a popup message on the
screen of PRS terminal and the reservation Clerk will be required to
indicate “Yes’ after informing the passenger / his representative booking
the ticket.

lii. Zonal Railways will also give wide publicity through all possible means
including displaying of information in PRS centers to educate

passengers on this account.
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Director Passenger Marketing
Railway Board

3. Necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned,

Copy to:

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

2) ADG/PR Railway Board.

3) MD/AIRCTC, Bank of Baroda Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi.

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

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

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

7) Director, Indian Railway Institute of Transport Management, Hardoi Bypass
"Road, Manak Nagar, Luknow-2260011.  ~ _ ः
8) General Secretary, National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR), 3,

Chelmsford Road, New Delhi.

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

10) Secretary General, Federation of Railway Officers Association (FROA), Room
No.370, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.

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

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

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