Monday, June 30, 2025
spot_img

Kejriwal appeals to PM to allow free train travel for Sr citizens

Date:

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img

New Delhi, April 3:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to allow senior citizens to travel free of cost by trains.

Sharing the letter on Twitter on Monday, Kejriwal wrote: “Please don’t end the concession given to elderly in Railways. Crores of elderly people benefit from this concession.”

In the letter, Kejriwal called the decision by Modi government “unfortunate” and stated that the country cannot progress without the blessings of the elderly.

He appealed to the Prime Minister to restore it, and said that the Delhi government organises pilgrimage for senior citizens free of cost and spends Rs 50 crore from its budget for the same to avoid any loss to the Centre.

He added that the Central government should follow and ensure that all senior citizens are completely exempted from paying the fare.

Kejriwal stated that it is wrong to end the relaxation just to save Rs 1,600 crore.

Significantly, in view of the poor financial condition during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Railways had discontinued granting fare concession to senior citizens. This relief was not restored even after the pandemic’s threat subsided and other activities in the country were back to normal.

IANS

spot_imgspot_img

Related articles

‘Rape and its video recording pre-planned’, say investigating sources on Bengal law college case

Kolkata, June 30:  Investigating officials probing the rape of a law college student at Kasba in Kolkata revealed...

PM Modi’s Trinidad visit reaffirmation of India’s commitment to Global South

New Delhi, June 30:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) and Ghana this...

Serve rural areas, tribal people: President Murmu tells young doctors

Gorakhpur, June 30: President Droupadi Murmu chaired the first convocation ceremony of AIIMS-Gorakhpur on Monday and urged young...

Majority of Congress leaders in Assam eat beef, alleges CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati, June 30: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday launched a scathing attack on Congress, alleging...