Complementary Card Passes issued on gallantry account to recipients of Ashok Chakra and Kirti Chakra Awards

Complementary Card Passes issued on gallantry account to recipients of Ashok Chakra and Kirti Chakra Awards

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. 2017/TG-I/20/18

New Delhi, Dated: 13.10.2017

The Principal Chief Commercial Manager,
All Zonal Railways.

(COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO. 66 OF 2017)

Sub: Complementary Card Passes issued on gallantry account to recipients of Ashok Chakra and Kirti Chakra Awards.

Please find enclosed a copy of letter no. E(W)2008/PS5-6/8 dated 31.08.2017 wherein it has been informed that Ashok Chakra and Kirti Chakra Awardees will now onwards be entitled to the same free rail travel facilities as admissible to the recipients of Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra Awardees. Other conditions of the scheme to grant complementary passes to the above mentioned Chakra Awardees shall remain the same.

2. Necessary action may please be taken accordingly under intimation to all concerned as well as this office.

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(Vikram Singh)
Director Passenger Marketing
Railway Board

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(W)2008/PS5-6/8

New Delhi 31.08.2017

The General Manager (P),
All Indian Railways

Sub; Complementary Card Passes issued on gallantry account to recipients of Ashok Chakra and Kirti Chakra Awards 

As per the existing instructions issued vide Board’s letter of even number dated 7.2.2014 (RBE No.18/2014), the Parana Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra Awardees are entitled to life-long free rail travel by 1st AC Class / Executive Class for self and a companion in same class over all Indian Railways (except Metro Railway/Kolkata) inclusive of Rajdhani, Shatahdi & Duronto trains in addition to the rail travel facilities already admissible to them.

Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) have now decided that Ashok Chakra and Kirti Chakra Awardees will henceforth, be entitled to the same free rail, travel facilities as admissible  to the recipients of Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra Awardees.

Other conditions of the scheme to grant Complimentary Card passes to the abovementioned Chakra Awardees shall remain the same.

This issue with the approval of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

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(Alok Kumar)
Executive Director, Estt(IR)
Railway Board

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Source: http://www.indianrailways.gov.in