As soon as the festive season starts, Railways runs many special trains, but still there is a fight for confirmed tickets. In such a situation, you can get a confirmed ticket through the Vikalp Scheme of IRCTC. Let us know what this scheme is.

This scheme was started by IRCTC in the year 2015. This scheme is also called Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme (ATAS). Through this scheme, Railways tries to provide more quantity of confirmed tickets to the passengers.

To use the Vikalp scheme, book train tickets on the IRCTC website. Select the option scheme while booking. You can select 7 trains under this scheme. After this, Railways will confirm your ticket in the train in which there is space.

Vikalp scheme increases the chances of getting confirmed tickets even during festival times.

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Everyday crores of people travel in the train. There are also some rules for traveling by train. If you have pets then earlier there were lot of problems to travel with pets by train. However, now such information has come to the fore that work can be done by the government to solve this problem.

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According to reports, the Ministry of Railways is going to bring a new rule under which pet dogs or cats can be taken anywhere by train. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) may allow online ticket booking for pets. Earlier the pet owner was asked to book a first class AC ticket, cabin or coupe and reserve the entire coupe by visiting the parcel booking counter on the platform on the day of travel.

Ministry of Railways

Passengers were also not allowed to carry their pet in a box in second class luggage and brake van. To solve this problem, the Railway Ministry is planning to start online ticket booking for pets. The ministry has proposed online booking facility for pets in AC-1 class trains. The proposal also includes giving TTE the power to book pets on board.

The Ministry of Railway Board

said that this will make traveling with pets more convenient and comfortable for the passengers. It has been said in the report that the Railway Board has asked the Center for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) to make changes in the software so that the facility of online booking of animals on the IRCTC website can be started.

The Rail Yatri

report further states that with the online service, rail passengers will be able to book animal tickets online on the IRCTC website using their mobile or computer after the first chart of the train is prepared. However, this will be possible only if the passenger’s ticket is confirmed. Officials have said that after the online booking facility for animals is started, TTE will also have the authority to book dog-cat tickets.

Rules:

The animals will be kept in the SLR coach, which is reserved for the guards. Animal owners can provide water, food etc. to their pets at train stoppages. Railways have put some conditions for online booking of cattle tickets. The ticket of the passenger should be confirmed. No refund of animal ticket will be given if the passenger cancels the ticket.

If the train is canceled or delayed by more than three hours, the animal ticket fee will not be refunded, only the passenger ticket will be refunded. The official also said that large domesticated animals like horses, cows, buffaloes etc. are taken in goods trains after booking them. They should have a person to take care of them during the journey. The owner is liable for any damage to the animals. Railway is not responsible for this.

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Ticket was not available in general quota. Standing in the queue for hours to cut the ticket in Tatkal, then he got the confirmed ticket. But when he boarded the train, he came to know that he had forgotten his ticket at home.

However, he had clicked the photo of the ticket with his mobile phone. Along with this, he also has a message from the Railways about his coach and berth. In such a situation, the question arises whether he will be able to travel or not?

Will it be considered a valid ticket?

Nand Kishore had bought the ticket from the reservation counter of the railways. But when he left home to board the train, he forgot to keep that ticket in his pocket or in his bag.

However, he had clicked the photo of the ticket on his mobile. Along with this, there is also a message sent by the Railways in his mobile, which has information about the berth and coach. He shows the ticket to TTE on mobile. Will it be considered as TTE valid ticket?

This is not a valid ticket

Railway Board official says that if a passenger has bought a ticket from the counter, then he will have to keep that ticket with him at all costs. In such case the photograph of the ticket or SMS of the Railways cannot be valid.

Because whoever will have the counter ticket, he can cancel it by going to any window of the railway. After canceling, he will take money from the railways. Even after half an hour of the train’s departure, it can be canceled.

If travel on photo is allowed in this case, then the Railways will suffer a two-way loss. On one hand, the railway seat will go and on the other hand money can also be taken by canceling the ticket.

When is railway sms valid

Message sent on mobile phone regarding seat and berth number can be treated as valid ticket. It was validated only in the year 2012. But there is some condition with this.

Railway officials say that SMS will be valid in the case of only those passengers who have booked through IRCTC website or mobile phone app. It is not valid in case of those who have taken a paper ticket from the counter.

If there is no counter ticket then can travel be done?

If a passenger has deducted a counter ticket and cannot show the same to the TTE during the journey, then that passenger may be allowed to travel subject to certain conditions.

First, he has to prove to the TTE that he is the passenger in whose name the ticket has been generated. Second, he will have to pay the ticket price and fine. If the ticket is of air condition class then GST will have to be paid separately.

What will happen in case of e-ticket

In case of e-ticket, there is no compulsion to carry the ticket. When e-tickets were introduced in railways, the print out of e-tickets was mandated. Meaning that the passengers who did not carry the print out were considered as ticket.

But when Mamta Banerjee became the Railway Minister, then this problem was noticed. It was only after this that the compulsion of carrying the print out of the ticket was removed for the e-ticket takers. Even if a passenger takes a print out of the e-ticket, there is no problem. If not, then his SMS will also be valid.

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