The Ministry of Railways has sanctioned quotas for individuals with disabilities (PwDs) on all trains, regardless of the availability of any concessional fare facilities.
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As per railway authorities, the quota for PwDs will be allocated on all reserved Express/Mail trains, such as Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, Humsafar, Gatimaan, and Vande Bharat express trains.
Under the updated guidelines, the allocation will include – four berths in Sleeper Class (two lower and two middle), four berths in Three Tier AC, 3E, or 3A (two lower and two middle), four berths in the Specially Designed Second Class Luggage cum Guard (SLRD) coaches of Garib Rath trains, four seats in reserved Second Class sitting and AC Chair Car for trains with more than two coaches of these classes, and four seats in Vande Bharat trains.
Two specially designed seats (Seat No. 40) will be available for PwDs in coaches C1 and C7 in the case of eight-car trains, and C1 and C14 in 16-car trains, along with an additional adjacent seat for an escort or attender in Vande Bharat Express trains.
To avoid misuse of the provision, the facility of booking tickets under the PWD quota online will only be available to people who have been issued with Unique Identity Cards by Indian Railways.
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