Complimentary Railway Card Pass Facility Extended to ‘Civilian’ Recipients of ‘Chakra’ Awardees

The Ministry of Railways has decided that the civilian recipients of gallantry awards of Chakra series (namely Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra) will also be provided 1^st /2^nd Class AC Complimentary Card passes on the lines as admissible to Defence awardees.  The procedure and other conditions for issue of such Card Passes to civilian Chakra awardees will remain the same as applicable to Defence awardees.

          As per extant policy, Ministry of Railways provides 1^st Class/2^nd AC Complimentary Card passes to Defence personnel recipients of gallantry awards of Chakra series and to widows of posthumous gallantry awardees of Chakra series viz. Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra.  The Card Pass entitles them life-long free rail travel in 1^st Class/2^nd AC Class along with one companion in same class over all India Railways except Metro Railway/Kolkata.  From now on, this facility will now be available to both civilian and Defence personnel recipients of Chakra Awards.

Source : PIB, July 24, 2012