Railways Take Measures to Prevent Misuse of General and Tatkal Reserved Tickets
The following steps have been taken Indian Railways to prevent the misuse of general and Tatkal reserved tickets:
1. Revised Tatkal scheme has been implemented w.e.f. November 21, 2011 which necessitates passengers to indicate prescribed proof of identity at the time of booking and carry the same during the journey. Other measures under the scheme include non issuance of duplicate tickets, prohibition of booking Tatkal tickets by agents between 0800 hrs. and 1000 hrs. and not granting refunds on confirmed Tatkal tickets.
2. With a view to preventing cases of travelling on transferred tickets, Indian Railways have made carrying one of the prescribed proofs of identity (in original) mandatory, during journey by AC-III tier, AC-II tier, AC Chair Car, Executive and 1st AC classes, by any one of the passengers travelling on a tickets.
The following are the prescribed proofs of identity:
Voter Photo Identity Card issued by Election Commission of India
Passport
PAN card issued by Income Tax Department
Driving Licence issued by RTO
Photo Identity card having serial number issued by Central/State Government
Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognized school/college for their students.
Nationalised Bank Passbook with photograph
Credit Cards issued by Banks with laminated photograph.
Unique Identification Card “Aadhaar”
This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri K. H. Muniyappa in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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The following steps have been taken Indian Railways to prevent the misuse of general and Tatkal reserved tickets:
1. Revised Tatkal scheme has been implemented w.e.f. November 21, 2011 which necessitates passengers to indicate prescribed proof of identity at the time of booking and carry the same during the journey. Other measures under the scheme include non issuance of duplicate tickets, prohibition of booking Tatkal tickets by agents between 0800 hrs. and 1000 hrs. and not granting refunds on confirmed Tatkal tickets.
2. With a view to preventing cases of travelling on transferred tickets, Indian Railways have made carrying one of the prescribed proofs of identity (in original) mandatory, during journey by AC-III tier, AC-II tier, AC Chair Car, Executive and 1st AC classes, by any one of the passengers travelling on a tickets.
The following are the prescribed proofs of identity:
Voter Photo Identity Card issued by Election Commission of India
Passport
PAN card issued by Income Tax Department
Driving Licence issued by RTO
Photo Identity card having serial number issued by Central/State Government
Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognized school/college for their students.
Nationalised Bank Passbook with photograph
Credit Cards issued by Banks with laminated photograph.
Unique Identification Card “Aadhaar”
This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri K. H. Muniyappa in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
AKS/HK/LK/T R
(Release ID :80994)
Source :PIB
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