Railways to issue ID cards to persons with special abilities

May 09, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 06:01 am IST - GUNTUR:

Persons with special abilities could now acquire photo identity card for availing railway concessions during travel, said Senior Divisional Commercial Manager G. Sriramulu.

SCR, Guntur, said those with special abilities could directly approach the commercial branch in person or send their applications through post with a covering letter, concession certificate obtained from a competent doctor or a hospital, valid photo identity proof- voter ID card, passport, PAN card or Aadhar card, a proof of date of birth, address proof and two recent pass port size photographs.

The covering letter should be addressed to Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, South Central Railway, Divisional Railway Manager's Office Complex, Guntur-560 023.

The application letter should be superscribed as “Application for issue of Railway Identity Card for Physically Challenged Persons for ticketing” and should be sent to Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, South Central Railway, Divisional Railway Manager's Office, Rail Vikas Bhavan, Pattabhipuram Guntur-522006.

Validity

The validity of the card is for five years.

For any queries one can Call 0863-2234952 (Monday to Friday during 10 am to 5 pm) for details.

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