Indian Railways has ordered major changes to improve the reservation system and prevent fraud. These changes will be implemented from October 1. Railways has said that the rules of Aadhaar authentication which were applicable for Tatkal reservation till now will now be applicable for reservation tickets as well.
Confirming seats in trains has become a big headache these days. The biggest reason for this is fraud in ticket booking. Due to which needy people are not able to get tickets. Now to stop this fraud, the railways are going to make a big change. Now the Indian Railways is going to apply the same rules on booking reservation tickets, which are currently applicable on Tatkal tickets. This rule is coming into effect from October 1. Let us also tell you what kind of changes the Indian Railways is going to make in ticket reservation.
This big change happened
From October 1, in the first 15 minutes after the opening of the reservation window, only those people will be able to book tickets whose Aadhaar verification has already been done. This rule will be applicable on both IRCTC’s website and mobile app. Till now this rule was applicable only for Tatkal tickets, now the railways are going to expand it. An official statement said that the purpose of this step is to ensure that the benefits of the reservation system reach the real users and to prevent misuse by unauthorized or dishonest agents. Also, it has been said that the new rule will be applicable exclusively on online booking through the website of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and its mobile app.
The system will be strengthened
The statement said that the existing restriction preventing authorized ticket agents from booking tickets during the first 10 minutes of reservation on the first day will continue. The time and process of booking through Computerized Reservation System (PRS) counters will remain unaffected. The statement further said that this step will strengthen the online ticketing environment and at the same time reduce fraudulent bookings. The Railways has said that to implement this necessary change, instructions have been issued to the Center for Railway Information System IRCTC to make technical changes. Along with this, zonal railway officials have also been instructed to issue guidelines and ensure compliance with the rules.
