Metro India News | hyderabad

To ensure that the benefit of Tatkal train tickets should be reaped by common man and individuals, Indian Railways has taken many steps. 2.5 crore suspicious IRCTC IDs have been blocked in the last six months for using bot softwares and Aadhar has been made essential for booking Tatkal E-Ticket for individual users. For tatkal booking passengers/ representatives have to  provide mobile number and OTP. 

After successful authentication the Tatkal ticket will be generated. First 30 minutes booking will be available only to individual online users and to the persons who will book tickets from the PRS counters. Authorized agencies can book tickets after half an hour, i.e. Tatkal in AC classes from 10:30 and for Non AC after 11:30 AM. Exclusive facilities to individual online user and window ticket users will be available from 10:00 to 10:30 for AC and 11:00 - 11:30 hrs for Non-AC. For non-aadhar users, tatkal booking can be done at PRS counters and through authorised agents.

E-Ticketing with Aadhaar

Ticket booking on IRCTC App for Tatkal will be permitted for Aadhaar verified accounts only from July 1st  and provision of OTP for Aadhaar authentication will be implemented by July 15th. Provisions have been made to ensure that bots (or other softwares means) are not able to book tickets faster than genuine users. 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 15th July.