The Ministry of Railways provides concessional fare for PH persons

 The Ministry of Railways provides concessional fare for various classes of persons with disabilities as under:

S.No.	Category of Persons	Percentage of Concession
1	Orthopaedically Handicapped/Paraplegic persons who cannot travel without escort –for any purpose	75% in 2nd , Sleeper, 1st Class, 3AC, AC chair Car 50% in 1AC and 2AC 25% in 3AC & AC Chair Car of Rajdhani/Shatabdi trains 50% in Monthly Season Ticket & Quarterly Season Ticket One escort is also eligible for same element of concession
2	Mentally retarded persons who cannot travel without escort- for any purpose.
3	Blind persons travelling alone or with an escort- for any purpose
4	Deaf & Dumb persons (both afflictions together in the same person) travelling alone or with an escort- for any purpose.	· 50% in 2nd , Sleeper and 1st Class · 50% in Monthly Season Ticket & Quarterly Season Ticket · One escort is also eligible for same element of concession.