50,000 postcards to PM for rail fare concession
The Hindu
Senior citizens’ forum seeks restoration of facility
Fifty thousand postcards seeking restoration of fare concession for the elderly on trains will be sent to the Prime Minister, the Senior Citizen Service Council has said.
The travel concession that was allowed in the wake of the elderly policy announced by the Union government in 1999 was stopped in March 2020 citing the COVID-19 pandemic. Withdrawing the concession at a time when the plight of the elderly should be given extra attention to was inhumane, a statement from the council said on Wednesday.
Everyone talks about the Airport Metro, but one look at the pillars and completion seems nowhere in sight. Meanwhile, a faster, cheaper, roomier alternative called the Suburban Rail Airport Corridor is finally getting off the drawing board. This dedicated corridor with its specialised coaches will link the airport to vast stretches of Bengaluru, where the metro connection is still years away.