Restore concession
Citing COVID -19 pandemic, the railways withdrew many concession in March 2020. Though it is restoringsome of those concessions, it has not restored the one meant for senior citizens. The travel concession was introduced in 1999 and it was a great relief for elderly people to travel for medical treatment and pilgrimage. Many old people live only with their meagre pension and low interest rates on bank / post office deposits with no other extra income. Since rail fare is low when compared to the bus fare and also because of the convenience, the senior citizens always prefer trains over buses. Therefore, I request the railways to restore the travel concession soon.
S. Nallasivan,
