Indian Railways Updates Tatkal Booking Rule: What You Must Know
Indian Railways: A new rule is coming into effect to prevent fraud in railway ticket booking. This change aims to ensure that genuine passengers get tickets.
Indian Railways Announcement
Getting a confirmed train seat is tough. Ticket fraud stops real travelers from getting tickets. To fix this, railways now requires Aadhaar for regular and Tatkal bookings.
Train Ticket Booking
The Railway Dept. has changed the booking system. From Oct 1, Aadhaar verification, once only for Tatkal, now applies to regular tickets too. Officials say this is to stop fraud.
Tatkal Booking Procedure
From Oct 1, only Aadhaar-verified users can book in the first 15 mins on the IRCTC site/app. This rule, once for Tatkal, is now for all to ensure genuine bookings.
Railway Tatkal Rule
The ban on authorized agents booking tickets in the first 10 minutes will continue. However, booking procedures at PRS counters in stations remain unchanged, the railway clarified.
Tatkal Ticket Booking
CRIS and IRCTC have been ordered to make tech changes for this. Zonal railways will monitor rule compliance. Railways hope this move will reduce online ticketing fraud.
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