The Railways will grant 75 per cent concession from September 6 to widows of defence personnel killed in terrorist-action for travel in the second and the sleeper class of trains.
The concession will be admissible without distance limit in basic Mail and Express fares only and not in other charges like reservation fee, superfast surcharge and safety surcharge, an official release said here today.
The concessions will be granted directly by the station masters/station managers on submitting a photocopy of identity card issued by district sainik boards, ministry of defence.
The decision to grant the concession follows the announcement by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad in his budget speech on July 6, 2004, it said.