RBE No. 18/2014: Passes – Complimentary Card Passes – Gallantry Account – To Chakra Awardees

No.E(W)2008/PS 5-6/8, dated 07.02.2014

Sub: Complimentary Card Passes issued on gallantry account to recipient of Chakra awards.
Ref: Railway Board’s letter No.E(W)96/PS 5-6/22, dated 23.02.1996 (RBE No. 17/1996) and 04.07.1996 (RBE No. 54/1996), letter No.E(W)2002/PS 5-6/99, dated 25.02.2003 (RBE No. 37/2003), letter No.E(W)2004/PS 5-6/55, dated 09.04.2008 (RBE No. 54/2008), 13.05.2011 (RBE No. 63/2011), 16.05.2011 (RBE No. 65/2011) & 01.04.2013 (RBE No. 27/2013) and, letter No.E(W)2004/PS 5-6/65, dated 06.07.2012 (RBE No. 79/2012).

1. In terms of policy notified under Railway Board’s letters dated 23.02.1996 (RBE No. 17/1996) and 04.07.1996 (RBE No. 54/1996) refer to above, it has been decided to provide 1st Class/ 2nd AC Complementary Card Passes to gallantry account to Defence personnel recipient of Chakra awards and to Windows of posthumous Chakra awardees viz. Param Vir Chakra, Mahavir chakra Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra. The said Card Pass entitles them to life-long free rail travel in 1st Class/ 2nd Class AC along with one companion in same Class over all Indian Railways (except Metro Railway/ Kolkata) by any train other than Rajdhani/ Shatabdi trains. Though subsequent decision as notified in terms of Board’s letters dated 25.02.2003 (RBE No. 37/2003), 09.04.2008 (RBE No. 54/2008), 13.05.2011 (RBE No. 63/2011), the Card Passes issued to Chakra awardees have been made available for travel by 2A/ 3A in Rajdhani trains and by Chair Car (CC) in Shatabdi trains. In terms of Board’s letter dated 06.10.2004, the facility of Complementary Card Pass has been extended to the windows of Chakra awardee after his death. The aforesaid facility of Complementary Card Pass has been further extended to parents of unmarried posthumous Chakra awardees in terms of letter dated 16.05.2011 (RBE No. 65/2011) & 01.04.2013 (RBE No. 27/2013) and to Civilian recipients of Chakra awards vide Board’s letter dated 06.07.2012 (RBE No. 79/2012).
2. Ministry of Railway (Railway Board) have now decided that 1st Class/ 2nd AC Complimentary Card Passes being provided to recipient of Param Vir Chakra and Mahavir Chakra shall also be valid for travel by 1st AC Class/ Executive Class for self and a companion all over Indian Railways (except Metro Railway/ Kolkata) inclusive of Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains, in addition to the rail travel facility already admissible to them. Accordingly, suitable endorsement may be made on the Complementary Card Passes issued to recipients of Param Vir Chakra and Mahavir Chakra.
3. Other conditions of the scheme to grant Complimentary Card Passes to Chakra awardees shall remain the same.
4. This issues with the approval of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 18/2014

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