THE executive committee of the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) in a statement  issued on February 26, 2015 noted that the rail budget was very disappointing from the perspective of persons with disabilities. It regretted that none of the major concerns of persons with disabilities have been addressed.

The announcements made do not reflect the lofty ideals of making the railways “accessible” and a “vision for the future” that the railway minister talked about.