Tatkal Ticket Booking Made More Stringent: Now e-Aadhaar Verification will be necessary! Railway Minister notification issued, brokers will be controlled

Tatkal Ticket Booking Made More Stringent: If you often book Tatkal tickets in the train, then this news is very important for you. Indian Railways (Indian Railways) has announced to make a major and important change in the rules of Tatkal ticket booking, the main objective of which is the black marketing of tickets and to stop the fraud of brokers. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has issued a notification in this regard, according to which the e-AADHAAR Verification will now be mandatory for booking Tatkal tickets.

Why e-Aadhaar Verification became necessary?

This step has been taken to prevent the biggest problem for train passengers, ie availability of Tatkal tickets and fraud by ticket brokers. Railways were constantly getting complaints that agents and middlemen, by creating many fake IDs, book many Tatkal tickets simultaneously, which made it very difficult to get tickets for common and needy passengers. The new rule will help in curbing such activities and only real travelers will be able to avail immediate quota.

How will this new system work?

It is not yet clear whether a system like biometric or face recognition will be compulsory for every booking, but the base verification process will be strengthened.

• Aadhaar link: While booking on IRCTC, your IRCTC account will be connected to the Aadhaar card.

• Verification: While booking tickets, your Aadhaar data will be verified by the Railways. This can be done through OTP (One Time Password) sent to the base-linked mobile number or in other safe methods.

• Forest ID, One Ticket: Its purpose is also to ensure that Tatkal tickets can be booked in the limit fixed by the same person from an Aadhaar ID.

• Strictness on agents: This new rule will mainly help agents to track and ban fake IDs used by them. This will prevent those who book tickets in bulk by cheating.

Benefits for passengers:

This new rule will have many benefits to common passengers:

• Increased availability: Now the possibility of getting tickets for common people in immediate quota will increase considerably.

• Decreased fraud: Black marketing of tickets and fraud will be banned.

• Fair distribution: The needy and real passengers will be available tickets in a justified manner.

Current Tatkal ticket booking rules (some old information):

Currently, some main rules are applicable to book Tatkal tickets:

• Deadline: Tatkal booking starts from 10:00 am for AC class and for sleeper class at 11:00 am.

• Reduction fee: For booking Tatkal tickets, additional fees (immediate fees) have to be paid on the original rent.

• Refund policy: There is usually no refund on cancellation of Tatkal tickets.