{
  "id": 776767,
  "title": "Centre agrees in principle to rail travel concessions for acid attack survivors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/centre-agrees-in-principle-to-rail-travel-concessions-for-acid-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T15:00:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/centre-agrees-in-principle-to-rail-travel-concessions-for-acid-attack-survivors-101786632646163.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to draft a policy for providing railway travel concessions to acid attack survivors, enabling them to travel to well-equipped hospitals for periodic treatment. The court's Chief Justice and two other justices took note of the Ministry of Railways' proposal to extend the 'patient category' benefit to these survivors, citing reservations about placing them in a separate 'disabled category' where others are not given railway concessions. The Centre has agreed in principle to the idea, but the modalities of the concession are yet to be determined.",
  "summary": "Have agreed in principle to give railway travel concessions to acid attack victims, Centre tells SC",
  "key_points": [
    "Supreme Court seeks Centre's policy for railway concessions for acid attack survivors.",
    "Ministry of Railways proposes extending patient category benefit to these survivors.",
    "Centre agrees in principle, but modalities still to be determined."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}