Indian Railways: If you also travel by train and are planning to go home in the festive season, then definitely read this news. Indian Railways has given information that how you will get a confirmed lower berth during the journey. Many times the lower berth is not available despite requesting for senior citizens during ticket booking. But this time the Indian Railways has told about it.
This is how you will get lower berth
Actually, a passenger traveling by Indian Railways asked this question to the Railways on Twitter that why is this so, it should be corrected. The passenger has written tagging Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav that what is the logic of running the seat allotment, I had booked tickets for three senior citizens with lower berth preference, then 102 berths were available, despite that they were given middle berth, Upper berth and side lower berth were given. You should repair it.
What was the reply of IRCTC?
RCTC has responded to this question on Twitter. IRCTC replied that- Sir, Lower berths/Senior Citizen quota berths are the lower berths earmarked only for women aged 60 years and above, 45 years and above, when they are single or two passengers (travelling on a single ticket). under the norms). IRCTC further said that if there are more than two senior citizens or one is a senior citizen and the other is not a senior citizen, the system will not consider it.
Senior citizens’ concessions suspended
Let us tell you that in the year 2020, in view of the coronavirus pandemic, the concessional tickets of several categories of people including senior citizens were suspended to reduce non-essential travel. Railways also said that concessions for senior citizens have been withdrawn as the risk of spread and mortality due to the COVID-19 virus is highest in that category.
