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Earmarking of seats/berths for physically handicapped persons in SLRD coaches

Commercial Circular No. 74 of 2006
Historical — likely supersededCircularconcessions
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Circular numberCommercial Circular No. 74 of 2006
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicconcessions
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded
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Summary

Earmarking of seats/berths for physically handicapped persons in SLRD coaches handicapped quota in the SLRD coach should be released to the general

Text of the circular

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (Bharat Sarkar)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Rail Mantralya)
(RAILWAY BOARD)
....
No. 20061T0-I/20/P
New Delhi, dated CJ.10.2006
.
Chief Commercial Manager,
All Zonal Railways.
(COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO. 74 OF 2006)
Sub:
Earmarking
of
seats/berths
for
physically
handicapped persons in SLRD coaches.
Please
refer to Board's
letter No.
9111'0-1/20171 dated 07.9.1995
regarding earmarking of
two berths
in Sleeper Class in all trains running on
non-suburban section for handicapped persons performing their journey on
handicapped concessional ticket.
Some SLR coaches have be~n modified
and provided with specially
designed compartment having four berths,
two lower and two. upper, for
handicapped persons (named SLRD coaches) and have been
provided in
Mail/Express trains.
More such coaches are being put on trains.
It
has been
decided that on trains where SLRD coaches have been provided in the trains'
composition, the SLRD may be defined in the PRS system for booking of berths
by handicapped persons and their escort travelling on handicapped concessional
ticket. In these trains the existing handicapped quota of two Sleeper Class berths
(lower berth for handicapped person and upper berth for their escort) shall be
withdrawn and merged with the general reservation quota.
The unutilized
handicapped quota in the SLRD coach should be released to the general
passengers at the time of preparation of charts.
CRIS will make necessary software modification for this purpose and
inform all concerned. Necessary instructions may please be issued to all
concerned and receipt of the letter acknowledged.
4
~
(O.P.dh~a)
Director, Traffic Commercial (0)-11,
Railway Board.
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Letterl2006-
103
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. Copy to:
1. MD, CRIS, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. . '
II. CCM/PMs and CCMIPSs, all zonal Railways.
III. EDV(T), EDFC, OSDrrC, V(SS), TG-V branches of Railway Board.
IV. Director General, Professorrrraining
& Professor/Commerical
Railway Staff
College,Vadodara.
.
V. The Principals, Zonal Training Centres, Central Railway/Bhusaval,
Eastern
Railway Dhanbad, Northern Railway, Chandausi, NE Railway, Muzaffarpur, NF
Railway, Alipurduar, Southern Railway, Trichy, SE Railway,
Sini, Western
Railway, Udaipur.
VI. General Secretary, National Federation of
Indian
Railwaymen
(NFIR),
3,
Chelmsford'Road,NewDelhi.
.
VII. General Secretary, All India Rmlwaymen Fedemtion (AIRF), 4, State Entry Road,
New Delhi.
VIII. Secretary General, Federation of Railway Officers Association (FROA), Room
No. 365-A, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.
IX. Secretary General, Indian Railway Prornotee Officers Federation (IRPOF), Room
No. 268,RailBhavan,NewDelhi.
.
X. Secretary General, All India RPF Association, Room No. 549, Rail Bhavan, New
Delhi.
Letterl2006- 104
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