LUCKNOW, Dec. 7 -- King George's Medical University (KGMU) plans to extend its free train travel facility to patients suffering from a wider range of serious diseases, in collaboration with the railways. A proposal to broaden the eligibility criteria has been drafted and sent for approval. Once cleared, the expanded facility will be implemented immediately, officials said, along with the setting up of a railway ticket-booking counter on the campus.

According to KGMU spokesperson prof KK Singh, many patients with severe illnesses travel from distant districts and neighbouring states for treatment, requiring regular follow-ups. For low-income families in particular, repeated train journeys place a heavy financial burden.

"The KGMU adminis...