TAASIR :– S M HASSAN 12 JUNE
NEW DELHI-12 JUNE
- To ensure that the benefit of tatkal train tickets should be reaped by common man and individuals, Indian Railways has taken many steps:
- 5 cr suspicious IRCTC IDs have been blocked in the last six months for using bot softwares for ticket booking.
- Aadhar has been made essential for booking Tatkal E-Ticket for individual users.
- For tatkal booking at railway counter/window ticket passengers/ representatives have to provide mobile number and OTP. After successful authentication of mobile/OTP, the Tatkal ticket will be generated.
- First 30 minutes of tatkal ticket booking will be available only to individual online users and to the persons who will book tickets from the PRS counters at stations.
- Travel agents and authorized agencies can book tickets after half an hour, i.e. Travel agents can book Tatkal in AC classes from 10:30 hrs and for Non AC after 11:30 hrs .
- Exclusive facilities to Individual online user and window ticket users from 10:00 to 10:30 for AC and 11:00 – 11:30 hrs for Non-AC.
- For non-aadhar users, tatkal ticket booking can be done at PRS counters and through authorised Travel agents.
- E-Ticketing with Aadhaar
- Ticket booking on IRCTC App for Tatkal will be permitted for Aadhaar verified accounts only from 01-07-2025.
- The provision of OTP for Aadhaar authentication will be implemented by 15-07-2025.
- Certain provisions have been made to ensure that bots (or other softwares means) are not able to book tickets faster than genuine users.
- Window Ticket booking with Mobile OTP
- Window tickets will require the booking person to provide a mobile number on which OTP will be sent for verification. This provision will be implemented by 15-07-2025.