CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Indian Railways has announced that the reservation of rail tickets for senior citizens will be directly linked to which of the following identity card from April 2017
A
Voter ID
B
PAN Card
C
Ration Card
D
Aadhaar Card
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the rules, in all trains having reserved sleeping accommodation, a combined quota of six lower berths per coach in Sleeper class and 3 lower berths per coach each in AC 3 tier and AC-2 tier classes has been earmarked for Senior Citizens. Female passengers of 45 years of age and above and pregnant women.

Detailed explanation-2: -Male Senior Citizens of minimum 60 years and Female Senior Citizen of minimum 58 years can avail senior citizen concession on IRCTC e-ticketing website www.irctc.co.in by providing correct Age and selecting “Avail Concession” option under “Option for Senior Citizen Concession” section of Passenger Details form.

Detailed explanation-3: -(i) As per rules, male senior citizens of minimum 60 years and lady senior citizens of minimum 58 years are granted concession in the fares of all classes of Mail/Express/Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Jan Shatabdi/Duronto group of trains. The element of concession is 40% for men and 50% for women.

Detailed explanation-4: -IRCTC iMudra Details IRCTC iMudra offers the convenience of accessing wallet across a mobile app, …

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