Recipients of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award & Dhyan Chand Award to be Provided Complimentary Card Passes for 1st Class/2nd AC

The Minister of Railways Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal has announced that the recipients of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Dhyan Chand Award shall be provided facility of Complimentary Card passes valid for travel by 1st class/2nd AC.

While presenting the Railway Budget for 2013-14 in Parliament today he said that the Complimentary Card passes being issued to Olympic Medalists and Dronacharya Awardees shall also be valid for travel in Rajdhani/Shatabdi trains, as in the case of Arjuna Awardees.

He also announced that the travel by Duronto trains shall also be permitted on all Card passes issued to sportspersons who have the facility of travel by Rajdani/Shatabdi trains.

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(Release ID :92514)