Thursday, August 18, 2011

‘IZZAT’ Monthly Season Ticket Scheme

Under the ‘Izzat’ Scheme, Monthly Season Tickets (MSTs) priced at Rs. 25/- are issued on production of the income certificate as prescribed in the guidelines, to people working in unorganized sector, with monthly income upto Rs. 1500/- for travel upto 100 kilometres. However, during the year 2010-11, approximately 44.67 lakh ‘Izzat’ MSTs were issued across the country.

Zonal Railways have been asked to give wide publicity regarding the scheme at regular intervals through various media.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri K. H. Muniyappa in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.

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