Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has recently clarified on the topic of booking multiple lower berths for senior citizens while travelling by Indian Railways.
Many passengers who travel by Indian Railways and uses the IRCTC for booking tickets may not be able to find the lower berth inspite of the provisions of booking a lower berth for senior citizens travelling by Indian Railways.
Recently a Twitterati posted the question to Indian Railways also tagging railway minister Ashwini Vashnaw on the same on Twitter,”to what logic do you run for seat allocation, I had booked tickets for 3 senior citizens with preference of lower berth , there are 102 berths available, yet allocated berths are middle, upper and side lower. U need to correct the same.
Replying to the tweet, an IRCTC official tweeted,” Sir, Lower berth/Sr. Citizen quota berths are lower berths earmarked only for male age of 60 years and above/female age of 45 years and above, when traveling alone or two passengers ( under mentioned criteria traveling on one ticket.”
In the follow-up tweet, the official further tweeted,”If there are more than two senior citizens or one senior citizen and other passengers not senior citizen , system will not consider it. ”
Meanwhile, Indian Railways last year suspended concessional tickets of various categories of people, including that…