ANNOUNCED 40% fare concession for transgender senior citizens. The concession for a person of the third gender, aged 60 years or above, will be available from January 1, 2019. Till now, only MEN who are 60 years and above, and women aged 58 years and above got the concession. The rate of concession is 40 per CENT for men and 50 per cent for women. Though a column for transgender (T) was introduced in the reservation form, the concession was not admissible to them. As of December of 2018, the Indian Railways offers concessions on ticket prices to 53 different categories ranging from 10 per cent to 100 per cent.