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Senior citizen age limit reduced to 60 years
February 26, 2003 12:49 IST
Rail Budget for 2003-04 has proposed bringing down the age limit for senior citizens from 65 years to 60 years.
Besides, cancer and thalassemia and heart patients, travelling for the purpose of heart surgery, alone or accompanied by an attendant, will be granted 75 per cent concession in AC 3-tier and AC chair Car and 50 per cent concession in AC first Class and AC 2-tier of Mail/Express trains.
Kidney patients undertaking train journey for the purpose of treatment would also be granted similar travel concession, Railway Minister Nitish Kumar said.© Copyright 2009 PTI. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of PTI content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent.
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