Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said on Friday that there is no proposal to restore the concessions withdrawn in fares due to the global pandemic.
Vaishnav said, “In view of the global pandemic and COVID innovation, the concessions for all categories of passengers (except four categories of Divyangjan, 11 categories of patients and students) have been withdrawn from March 20, 2020 till further orders. ”
He said that at present, there is no proposal to restore the concessions. Vaishnav gave this information to the Rajya Sabha in a written reply to a question.
News Source: News18
