New Delhi. Railways is going to implement new rules from July 1 to bring transparency in train tatkal ticket booking and to provide timely tickets to needy passengers in emergency.
In a notification issued a few days ago, the Railways had said that those passengers whose Aadhaar card is not linked to IRCTC account will not be able to book tatkal tickets from IRCTC website or mobile app. Now the Railways is planning to provide the facility of booking tatkal tickets by verifying IRCTC account with some other identity cards along with Aadhaar card. Currently, out of about 13 crore registered users of IRCTC, only a little more than 10% have linked their accounts with Aadhaar.
A Times of India report quoted sources as saying that the Indian Railways is planning to include other documents present in DigiLocker such as PAN card, driving license and voter ID for user authentication. The ministry may issue a new notification in this regard on Monday. The proposal came up for discussion during a review meeting chaired by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Friday.
2.2 lakh passengers book Tatkal tickets daily
Currently, about 2.2 lakh passengers book Tatkal tickets daily through IRCTC website and app. Railways has advised the users of IRCTC app and website to link their IRCTC account with Aadhaar before July 1 so that there is no problem in booking Tatkal tickets. From July 15, OTP linked to Aadhaar will also have to be entered on every Tatkal booking so that the identity of the user can be ensured while booking.
Efforts to curb black marketing
These measures have been taken to prevent black marketing of tickets by fake agents and to provide timely tickets to needy passengers in case of emergency. Tatkal tickets can now be booked only through Aadhaar linked IRCTC account or computerized PRS counters of Indian Railways or authorized agents.
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