Special Facilities for Senior Citizens on Etihad Airways Flights

Now Senior Citizens can Travel Alone on Etihad Airways Flights from India to USA

Now Indians in America don't need to worry how their parents, who are senior citizen

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s in particular, will fly unaccompanied to the United States. Etihad Airways has put an end to all worries. The airline has launched a first of its kind package for senior citizens traveling from India to USA. The package includes various privileges and facilities for super convenience of the travelers aged 60 or more during Etihad Airways' flights from India to USA.



Etihad Airways' package for senior citizens is available for economy and business flights to USA from 11 Indian cities: Mumbai, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Jaipur, Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram. Etihad Airways flights from these Indian cities connect to 6 USA cities – New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, Dallas and Los Angeles – via the airline's main hub in Abu Dhabi.

The package offers a 24/7 helpline number, pre-flight travel support, medical checklist and special assistance at Etihad Airways' Indian gateways.

Etihad Airways' package for senior citizens flying from India to USA ensures Indian hospitality for them on board. The airline serves various Indian meals to them and entertains them with classic Indian movies in the economy and business class travel cabins during all India to USA flights. Even they are looked after and their inflight needs are catered to by the airline's Indian cabin crew. The content of the package also emphasizes taking care of senior citizens' special requirements on ground and on board.

Indians in USA can book Etihad Airways flights from India to the US along with this special service package for their parents (if they are senior citizens) through trusted travel organizations such as IndianEagle, a leading travel booking partner of the Indian community in America.

Travelers flying by Etihad Airways can pre-clear US Immigration and Customs during the airline's layover at Abu Dhabi International Airport in UAE. They can avoid the tiresome immigration and customs formalities before they board the US-bound flights at Abu Dhabi airport. Etihad Airways enables its customers from India to arrive as domestic travelers in USA.
http://www.indianeagle.com/travelbeats/etihad-airways-package-for-senior-citizens-on-india-to-usa-flights/

Free yatra for BPL minorities — timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Free yatra for BPL minorities
by B Sridhar  1 min read  original

Following inclusion of BPL families from the minority communities in the scheme, the minister said members of these faith can now go on a pilgrimage free of cost.

| TNN | Updated: Nov 17, 2016, 01.52 PM IST

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JAMSHEDPUR: State tourism minister Amar Kumar Bauri on Wednesday announced that senior citizens from the Muslim and Christian community belonging to the below poverty line (BPL) section can now avail the Mukhya Mantri Teerth Darshan Yojna benefit and go on their respective pilgrimage.

Following inclusion of BPL families from the minority communities in the scheme, the minister said members of these faith can now go on a pilgrimage free of cost.

"Prospective beneficiaries (of pilgrimage scheme) from Muslim and Christian community can go for a pilgrimage tour to Ajmer Sharif and Goa, respectively, free of cost," Bauri said.

The minister, who arrived in the city to take stock of the preparations for the second leg of the pilgrimage scheduled for November 18, said 1,000 senior citizens of the community will travel to Puri for a two-day pilgrimage.

"Along with identifying people (for the pilgrimage) and making adequate arrangements for their smooth travel, the government is doing everything to ensure a hassle-free trip," Bauri said.

The minister said he will review the preparations with officials concerned in the district administration and also get in touch with the divisional railway officials.

The first leg of the pilgrimage for the BPL community to Puri was flagged off by chief minister Raghubar Das on November 12.

The pilgrimage scheme was introduced following an agreement between Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation and Jharkhand Tourism Development Corporation earlier this year.

The minister said the scheme is already receiving an overwhelming response.

http://www.readability.com/articles/ilc5gs7t

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Soon, Aadhaar must to avail rail concession - The Hindu

Soon, Aadhaar must to avail rail concession
SOMESH JHA

The Indian Railways may soon make it mandatory for senior citizen passengers to provide their Aadhaar numbers to avail concessions on rail tickets.

To begin with, senior citizens will be able to get ticket concessions only through Aadhaar from December this year, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Chairman and Managing Director A.K. Manocha told The Hindu.

At present, male senior citizens can avail 40 per cent discount on ticket fares and female passengers 50 per cent reduction on ticket fares on all trains including Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto. Railways provides 53 such concessions, including those for the differently-abled and patients, incurring a loss of Rs.1,500 crore every year.

From December

"The Railway Board has taken a decision to give discount on fares to senior citizens only on the basis of Aadhaar numbers from December," Mr. Manocha said.

He further said that IRCTC was likely to incentivise all passengers to book rail tickets through Aadhaar by offering them several sops.

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"For instance, an IRCTC user can only book six tickets in a month, as per the present rules. However, we may do away with this norm as we will get to know if you are misusing the tickets or not through the Aadhaar number of the user," Mr. Manocha said. The Railways is also planning to extend the passenger insurance scheme to passengers travelling by unreserved tickets, by linking it with their Aadhaar and bank accounts.

http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/soon-aadhaar-must-to-avail-rail-concession/article9100907.ece

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I-bus travel to be cheaper by 75% for disabled & elderly - Times of India Indore

​I think that this is the highest bus travel concession I have heard of in India.

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I-bus travel to be cheaper by 75% for disabled & elderly

TNN | Aug 18, 2016, 12.55 PM IST

INDORE: Relief is on the horizon for students, handicapped and senior citizens travelling in buses running under Atal Indore City Transport Services Ltd. (AICTSL) in the city. The AICTSL has announced to give a 75 per cent concession in bus fares for passengers of the three groups.
In a meeting held to review the services of AICTSL, the company's president Malini Gaud and other officials decided to provide a concessional travel to the passengers of these three groups.

"Now passengers of these three groups can enjoy a concessional commute in buses of AICTSL. The decision has been taken to creating a safe and convenient mode of public transport for passengers that too at a reasonable pricing and also to increase its utility," said officials with AICTSL on Wednesday.

Passengers, including students, handicapped and elderly will be provided monthly passes at 75 per cent of concessional price under mayor's pass scheme. They will have to produce valid ID cards issued by competent authority to avail the benefits.

Officials said that a proposal in this regard was taken up for discussion and subsequently given approval in the meeting convened at the AICTSL premises. "There will be separate monthly passes for passengers of these three groups, but it will be priced uniformly at just Rs.200," said AICTSL CEO Sandeep Soni. The normal price of these monthly passes is Rs.800, he added.

Both school and college students can avail the concession on the basis of their identity cards. Similarly, commuters having a certificate of physical disability can avail the benefit of this scheme, and citizens with 60 and above this age group can also avail this benefit, said AICTSL officials.

Board members also gave green signal to develop new bicycle-on-hire stations and tracks to encourage citizens to use bicycles in their day to day activities. "To promote use of bicycles in the city, the board has also decided to develop i-bike stations in few other locations of the city.

They also gave nod to the second outlet of bike-on-rent service being run under the umbrella of AICTSL. The outlet is located in front Indore Railway Station. In the meeting, the board of directors was also apprised about the on-going installation work of LED display boards in I-buses. Currently, AICTSL is operating a fleet of more than 170 buses, including 37 i-buses, 73 city-buses and 65 midi-buses.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/I-bus-travel-to-be-cheaper-by-75-for-disabled-elderly/articleshow/53753017.cms

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Elderly brace to fight knee pain - The Hindu

Elderly brace to fight knee pain

M. DINESH VARMA



PAIN RELIEF:An elderly woman being fitted with a prosthetic knee brace at a camp organised recently by the NGO HelpAge India.— Photo: Special Arrangement

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Several elderly people from rural areas were given knee braces at a recent camp, to help them cope with what is one of the most troubling health issues during old age.

The camp, organised by the NGO HelpAge India (HI) working for the cause of the elderly, provided the prosthetics free of cost to 110 beneficiaries.

According to the NGO, knee pain is one of the major health problems faced by the elderly people and the condition often renders them immobile and causes low self-esteem.

As a preliminary measure, a screening camp was held in Kuruvinatham, Parikkalpattu, Bahour, Kirumampakkam, Kudieruppupalayam and Seliyamedu villages.

600 people screened

Around 600 elders were screened by orthopaedics over two days. Welfare Minister M. Kandassamy and N. Dhanavelu, MLA, supervised the activities at Kirumampakkam and Bahour respectively.

During the camp, 110 elderly people were identified and prescribed to go for x-rays to get a diagnosis of their acute knee pain. The x-rays were taken in association with PIMS hospital and the beneficiaries were asked to come for prosthetic knee braces camp held over two days at Tamaraikulam Elders Village, HelpAge India-Cuddalore.

Dr. Naik, orthopaedician, led a team to provide customised knee braces.

The camps were held by HelpAge India under GAMAN Project.

The HSBC Bank sponsored the knee braces under a CSR initiative, said Ramalingam, Deputy Director-HelpAge India, Puducherry.

Since 2010, HelpAge India has been running an urban age care centre at No. 13, Rue Aurobindo.

The features include a helpline (1253), physiotherapy unit and computer literacy programmes.

Recently, the NGO extended its services to rural areas and created Self Help Groups for the elderly (ESHG) in Bahour and Nettapakkam Communes.

More than 2,500 senior citizens are linked on the ESHG platform which is a guidance forum on social security aspects, health problems, and their rights and entitlements.


NGO HelpAge India's initiative helps 110 senior citizens get prosthetic knee braces free of cost

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/elderly-brace-to-fight-knee-pain/article8987595.ece

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