Proposal for 6 subjects to be exempted or have train ticket prices reduced

According to the draft, 6 groups of people are exempted or have reduced train fares, including: 1- Revolutionary activists before the August 19, 1945 General Uprising; 2- Vietnamese Heroic Mothers; 3- War invalids and people enjoying policies like war invalids; 4- Resistance activists infected with toxic chemicals; 5- People with especially severe disabilities and people with severe disabilities; 6- Elderly people.

The draft clearly states that the ticket price reduction applies to the following subjects: 90% discount on ticket prices applies to revolutionary activists before the August 19, 1945 General Uprising; Vietnamese heroic mothers. 30% discount on ticket prices applies to war invalids, people enjoying policies like war invalids; victims of toxic chemicals. Ticket price reduction for people with especially severe disabilities; people with severe disabilities; and the elderly is implemented in accordance with the provisions of the law on people with disabilities and the elderly.

According to the draft, the ticket price reduction as prescribed above is applied according to the actual ticket price of the seat type and train type that the subject uses.

Exemption and reduction of ticket prices for the above 6 subjects when traveling by international passenger train is implemented according to the provisions of international treaties of which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member.

The draft clearly states that, based on specific conditions and time, railway transport businesses can expand the scope of children who are exempted from or have reduced ticket prices depending on their age, expand the scope of other subjects to receive reduced ticket prices, and regulate the discount level for expanded social policy subjects to suit the conditions of the business.

In case a social policy beneficiary traveling by train is entitled to two or more discount fares, he/she will only be entitled to the highest discount fare. The person who is exempted or has a discount fare for a train ticket must present a certificate of eligibility and identification when purchasing a ticket and traveling by train.

The exemption and reduction of ticket prices for the above 6 social policy subjects when traveling by urban railway is specifically regulated by the People's Committee of the province that operates the urban railway.