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Category wise detail of concessional/ free travelling facilities provided by HRTC

At present, the Himachal Road Transport Corporation is providing concessional/free travel facilities to 28 categories, as listed below:

Sr. No.	Category	Concession allowed	Type of buses
1	Students of H.P. Government Schools up to 10+2 class	Free traveling facility between school and place of residence on production of identity card duly signed by Headmaster/ Principal of the concerned School clearly indicating the place of residence/ school of the student. This facility is not available on Sundays and other Gazetted holidays and will be provided only if the student is in school uniform in which the photo identity card has been issued in his/her favour by the School.	Ordinary
2	Students of colleges/ institutions recognized by the State Govt.	Concessional traveling facility for a month between college/ institution and the place of residence on payment of only 10 single fares. This facility is not available on Sundays and other Gazetted holidays.	Ordinary
3	Students of Public/ Private Schools	Concessional traveling facility for a month between school and the place of residence on payment of only 40 single fares.	Ordinary
4	Employees of State/ Central Govt./ Corporation/ Board	Concessional traveling facility for a month on payment of 30 single fares up to a radius of 50 km, excluding Sundays/ Gazetted holidays.	Ordinary
5	Business Personnel	Concessional traveling facility for a month on payment of 40 single fares up to a radius of 50 km.	Ordinary
6	Police Personnel (Constable to Inspector)	Allowed free traveling facility within and outside the State on production of identity card. A sum of Rs. 500/- per person per month is deposited by the Police Department with HRTC.	Ordinary Also allowed in Deluxe buses by paying the difference in fare; not allowed in AC/ Volvo buses even by paying the difference.
7	Jail Officials (Jail Warden to Assistant Superintendent Jail, Non-Gazetted)	Allowed free traveling facility within and outside the State on production of identity card. A sum of Rs. 500/- per person per month is deposited by the concerned department with HRTC.	Ordinary Also allowed in Deluxe buses by paying the difference in fare; not allowed in AC/ Volvo buses even by paying the difference.
8	Hon’ble Ex-MLAs/ Ex-MPs along with one attendant	Allowed free traveling facility within and outside the State.	All type of buses
9	Freedom Fighter along with one attendant/ wife of Freedom Fighter along with one attendant	Allowed free traveling facility within and outside the State.	Ordinary
10	Press Correspondents — State Level, District Level & Sub-Division Level	Allowed free traveling facility to the State & District Level correspondents within and outside the State and to Sub-Division Level correspondents within the State only. The facility is available only for 10,000 km per year.	Ordinary
11	Gallantry Award winners of Armed Forces only	Allowed free traveling facility within the State.	Ordinary
12	War Widows of Armed Forces only	Allowed free traveling facility within the State along with one attendant.	Ordinary
13	Physically Challenged Persons	Persons having more than 40% disability are allowed to travel free within the State, whereas visually impaired persons are allowed free traveling facility within and outside the State.	Ordinary
14	Persons suffering from Cancer/ Multi Fracture Injuries/ Dialysis & Kidney Patients	Free traveling facility along with one attendant on referral slip within and outside the State.	Ordinary
15	Thalassemic Patient along with one attendant	Allowed free traveling facility within and outside the State for treatment.	Ordinary
16	National Awardee Teachers of H.P. Govt.	Allowed six free passes in a calendar year for free traveling in HRTC buses within the State.	Ordinary
17	Widows of HRTC Staff/ Retirees	Allowed free traveling facility within and outside the State.	Ordinary
18	Security Guards of H.P. Secretariat, Shimla-2	Allowed free traveling facility within and outside the State on payment of Rs. 500/- to HRTC.	Ordinary
19	Women	Allowed free traveling facility within the State on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan and Bhaiya Dooj.	Ordinary
20	Muslim Women	Allowed free traveling facility within the State on the occasion of Eid and Bakreed.	Ordinary
21	Leprosy Patients	Allowed free traveling facility within the State.	Ordinary
22	Candidates called for interview by HPPSC & HPSSSB	Allowed 30% concession in fare to the candidates called for interview by HPPSC & HPSSSB.	Ordinary
23	Central University Students	Concessional traveling facility for a month between college/ institution and the place of residence on payment of only 10 single fares. This facility is not available on Sundays and other Gazetted holidays.	Ordinary
24	Kendriya Vidyalaya Students of H.P.	Free traveling facility between school and place of residence on production of identity card duly signed by Headmaster/ Principal of the concerned School clearly indicating the place of residence/ school of the student. This facility is not available on Sundays and other Gazetted holidays and will be provided only if the student is in school uniform in which the photo identity card has been issued in his/her favour by the School.	Ordinary
25	Concession to Women	50% discount on fare in ordinary buses within the State in intra-state buses.	Ordinary
26	Children of State Awardees up to 21 years	Free travelling facility up to 21 years of age.	Ordinary
27	Handicapped with the disability of 70% or above	One attendant allowed with the handicapped person having disability of 70% or above, within the State.	Ordinary
28	CM Helpline 1100 employees	Concessional travelling facility for a month on payment of 40 single fares up to a radius of 50 km, including Sundays/ Gazetted holidays.	Ordinary

Note: The Government of Himachal Pradesh has mandated the preparation of RFID-based HIM BUS Cards to digitize and streamline concessional/ free travel facilities in HRTC buses for all eligible categories availing such benefits, except those categories specifically permitted to travel using one-time-use passes issued by HRTC, as mentioned at Sr. No. 14, 15, 22 and 28. Further, the categories mentioned at Sr. No. 19, 20 and 25 are eligible to avail the facility through HIM BUS Cards prepared by women beneficiaries.