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Railways are committed to provide their senior citizens The government may once again restore the concession given to passengers on train tickets during travel. In fact, opposition leaders have once again raised this demand inside the Lok Sabha. Independent MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav and Trinamool Congress MP June Malia on Wednesday urged the central government to restore the system of concession in railway fares for senior citizens.
Pappu Yadav also said that the concession given to journalists along with the elderly in train fares should be restored. He said that there should be separate toilets for women in trains and there is a need to increase the number of general coaches in trains.
Will 50% discount be given again?
Trinamool Congress MP June Malia said, “Before Covid, senior citizens used to get 50 per cent discount on railway fares. It was suspended but the government does not intend to restore it.”
He said that there is a need to restore concession in railway fare for senior citizens. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MP Joba Manjhi said that there should be a high level investigation into the railway accident that happened a few days ago in Jharkhand.
'Travellers got this facility under Modi government'
Rajesh Mishra of the Bharatiya Janata Party said that the condition of railways has improved a lot under the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He expressed hope that the number of general coaches in trains will be increased soon. Rajkumar Sangwan of the Rashtriya Lok Dal said that many corrective steps have been taken in this government for rail safety, cleanliness, use of technology and many other things.
Steps should be taken for security
Sangwan said that rail services have expanded in Uttar Pradesh. Congress MP Mallu Ravi also participated in the discussion and expressed the need for the government to pay attention to railway safety. IUML MP ET Mohammed Basheer expressed the need for immediate reform in the reservation system related to the recruitment of people from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in railway jobs.
Demand for a new railway line
BJP's Anurag Sharma said that the role of railways is important in Prime Minister Modi's goal of making India developed by 2047. Janasena Party MP Balasore Vallabhaneni demanded all necessary approvals for laying a new railway line to Amaravati, the proposed capital of Andhra Pradesh.
Shiv Sena MP Dhairyasheel Sambhajirave Mane praised the government for its excellent work for the development of railways. He demanded the reopening of various small stations in his constituency which were closed during the Covid pandemic. Shiv Sena (UBT) member Arvind Ganpat Sawant demanded a strong policy related to railway lands in the state.
He stressed on making arrangements for proper rehabilitation of the concerned family in case of demolition of any house. Sunil Tatkare Dattatreya of Nationalist Congress Party, Vijay Dubey of BJP and Rajmohan Unnithan of Congress also participated in the discussion.