(a) whether there is any proposal to provide instant
reservation to patients with two attendants or relatives
from far flung areas required immediate high-tech health
care in hospitals in big cities;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the details of supporting documents required
thereof ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI DIGVIJAY SINGH)
(a) to (c): Instructions exist that whenever requests
are received from the patients who are required to
undertake journey for checkup, like cancer treatment and
other dangerous ailments which cannot be postponed due to
compelling circumstances, the emergency quota controlling
authority should consider these requests and accommodate
them to the extent feasible after satisfying themselves
of the genuineness of the travel. Besides, the passengers
who have to travel at short notice due to any exigency,
can avail reservation under Tatkal scheme which is
available in around 100 important Mail/Express trains all
over Indian Railways.