How many crores did the railways earn by stopping the subsidy of the elderly? Number will not be aware of it - Railways earned 8913 crore rupees after the deletion of senior Citizen Concept RTI unveiled

It was revealed by RTI that between March 2020 and February 2025 the railways stopped exemption from the elderly and earned an extra Rs 8913 crore. Earlier, men had a 40% discount and women were closed due to Corona. During this period, 31,35 elderly passengers traveled without concession. Pti, New -Delhi. Railways withdrew the subsidy or concession of the elderly and earned an extra Rs 8.913 crore in five years. In response to the information sought under the right to information (RTI), the Railways gave this information. Men and transgender older than 60 years and women over 58 years old to get a 40 percent discount and 50 percent on train tickets for all classes before March 20, 2020, but due to the Kovid epidemic, it was withdrawn by the Ministry of Railways. Railway Information System (CRIS) provided data. The CRIS works under the Ministry of Railways and also maintains ticking and passenger data, in addition to providing various other services. Cris data shows that between March 20, 2020 and 28, 2025, 31.35 Crore Senior citizens traveled by paying an extra amount of Rs 8,913 crore due to the concessions. RTI activist from Madhya Pradesh Chandrashekhar Gaur said: “From March 20, 2020, I submitted several applications to the RTI Act Ministry.” The most recent application was March 2025. Several times in parliament, the issue of the recovery of concession on train tickets was raised, and the issue of the recovery of the frost tickets for senior citizens was raised in Parliament. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said in an answer written in the Lok Sabha on March 19, the railroad tries to provide cheap services to all divisions of society. In 2022-23, a subsidy of Rs 56.993 crore was given on passenger cards. This is equivalent to an average of 46 percent concession for each person traveling in the railroad. In simple words, if the cost of service is Rs 100, only 54 rupees are taken from the passengers. This subsidy will continue for all passengers. Along with this subsidy, concessions are given for various categories, including four categories of disabled people, 11 categories of patients and eight categories of students. Download now- Jagran app