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Indian Railways to launch revamped Tatkal scheme Monday
Sunday November 20, 2011 07:41:28 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Aiming to
make emergency travel easy for the passengers and check touts at
ticket booking counters, Indian Railways will reduce the advance
reservation period for Tatkal tickets from 48 hours to 24 hours
and will not pay refunds on confirmed tickets from Monday.
According to a release from the railways, among the other steps
being taken by the national transporter to control touts include
not issuing duplicate Tatkal tickets, giving Tatkal ticket only to
people carrying identity proof, and restricting the booking of
tickets between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
The new system will allow booking of only 4 passengers on a Tatkal
ticket.
Tatkal tickets will only be issued on production of one of the
eight prescribed proofs of identity, said officials, adding that
it will ultimately be linked with Aadhaar, the unique
identification number being provided to the citizens by the
government.
"Tatkal is a facility for emergency travel...It is meant for
unplanned travel. But we have reports touts are misusing it by
blocking berths," Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi had told
reporters recently.
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