Indian Railways offer concession on train travel. But the concessions are admissible to the certain categories of persons and the concession amount varies accordingly, which are as follows:

» Orthopaedically Handicapped/ Paraplegic persons along with an escort travelling for any purpose.
» Blind / Deaf and Dumb / Mentally retarded persons travelling alone or with an escort for any purpose.
» Cancer / Heart / Thalassemia / Kidney / Haemophilia / T.B. / Lupas Valgaris / Non-infectious Leprosy    / Ostomy patients travelling alone or with an escort for treatment or periodic check-up.
» Sr. citizens of minimum 60 years - travelling for any purpose.
» Recipients of President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service, after the age of 60 - travelling for any    purpose.
» Doctors (Allopathic) travelling for any purpose.
» Shram Awardees / National Awardee Teachers - travelling for any purpose.
» Either of parents accompanying the Child Recipients of National Bravery Award - travelling for any purpose.
» War Widows / Widows of I.P.K.F. Personnel killed in action in Sri Lanka - travelling for any purpose.
» Widows of policemen & paramilitary personnel killed in action against terrorists and extremists - travelling for any purpose.
» Widows of defence personnel killed in action against terrorists & extremists - travelling for any purpose.
» Widows of martyrs of Operation Vijay in Kargil in 1999 travelling for any purpose.
» Students for going to hometown and educational tours.
» Students of Govt. schools in rural areas - for study tour - once a year/
»Entrance exam - girls of Govt. schools in rural areas for national level for medical, engineering, etc. entrance exam/
» Concession to students appearing in main written examination conducted by UPSC or Central Staff Selection Commissions.
» Foreign students studying in India - travelling to attend camps/seminars organised by Government of India and also visit to places of historical & other importance during vacations.
» Research scholars up to the age of 35 years - for journeys in connection with research work.
» Youths attending National Integration Camps of National Youth Project / Manav Uththan Sewa Samiti.
» Students and non-students participating in work camps.
» Unemployed youths to attend interview for job in Public Sector Organisations (i.e. Central/ State Govt. offices, Statutory Bodies, Municipal Corporation, Govt. Under-taking, University or Public Sector body) or to attend interviews for jobs in Central and State Government.
» Cadets and Marine Engineers apprentices undergoing Navigational/ Engineering training for Mercantile » Marine - for travel between home and training ship.
» Bharat Scouts & Guides - for scouting duty.
» Teachers of Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools - for educational tours.
» Kisans and industrial labourers - for visit to agricultural/industrial exhibitions.
» Kisans travelling by Govt. sponsored special trains.
» Kisans & milk producers - visit to National Level Institutes for learning/training better farming/dairy.
» Delegates for attending Annual Conferences of Bharat Krishak Samaj / Sarvodaya Samaj, Wardha.
» Delegates for attending Annual Conferences certain All India bodies of social/cultural/educational importance.
» Nurses & midwives - for leave and duty.
» Members of St. John Ambulance Brigade and Relief Welfare Ambulance Corps, Calcutta - for ambulance camps/ competitions.
» Bharat Sewa Dal, Bangalore - for attending camps/meetings/rallies/ trekking programmes.
» Volunteers of Service Civil International - for social service.
» Artistes - for performance.
» Sportsmen participating in all India and state tournaments / national tournaments.
» Persons taking part in mountaineering expeditions organised by IMF.
» Press Correspondents accredited to Headquarters of Central & State Governments/Union Territories/ » Districts - for press work.
» Persons with income less than Rs. 400 p.m. working in unorganised sectors for journeys up to maximum 100 km.