ProMASS News Media: Jan 9, 2016:
From February 1, any passenger found travelling in the train on the berths booked under Senior Citizen Quota by declaration of wrong age will be treated as travelling without ticket and charged accordingly. Because of false declaration of age, the passenger is misusing both concession and quota depriving the eligible passengers of a confirmed lower berth, a Railways notification said.
As per the current policy of railway travel concession, male senior citizen of the age of 60 years and above and women senior citizen of the age of 58 years and above are granted 40 per cent and 50 per cent concession respectively in all classes of trains. No proof of age is required at the time of purchasing tickets. However, during journey, the senior citizen is required to carry prescribed documentary proof issued by any government agency showing their age or date of birth.
