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New Delhi, Feb 26: Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday announced concessions for students that include free monthly season tickets for girl students up to graduation and for boy students up to 12th standard.

At present, free monthly season tickets for second class travel between school and home are provided to girl students up to 12th standard and boy students up to 10th standard.

Along with this, he has announced several new concessions for rail travel. These include concession for senior lady citizens, concession for Ashok Chakra Awardees and for AIDS affected persons.

New Delhi, Feb 26 : Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Tuesday announced the introduction of 10 new Garib Rath trains to provide better comfort at lower fare and also proposed introduction of 53 new trains and extension of 16 trains.

Besides this, frequency of 11 trains will be increased, Lalu Prasad said while presenting the Rail Budget for next fiscal.

In view of tercentenary function of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Gurta Gaddi at Nanded, the Railway Minister proposed special trains from Anandpur Sahib and Patna Sahib to Nanded during the celebrations.

New Delhi, Feb 25: The Indians are very hopeful that Rail Budget that will be presented by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on February 26 will bring sops for them.

Indian Railways runs over 14,000 trains a day, and cutting fares would help tackle price pressures and woo voters ahead of general elections next year.

“We should get passes for our children, medical. There is no provision of water, no place to stay, so we are hopeful that the budget will take care of us,” said Harnam Singh, a porter at New Delhi railway station.

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