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23 Nov 2012
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Amidst rising complaints about misuse of the Railway's Tatkal
scheme of booking tickets, a revised scheme with additional measures to
check the lacunae came into effect on Tuesday under which passengers
can book Tatkal tickets from 10 am instead of 8 am.
The revised scheme comes in the backdrop of increased number of complaints from train passengers about the misuse of the scheme and involvement of touts in cornering bulk of tickets to sell them at a premium.
The revised scheme comes in the backdrop of increased number of complaints from train passengers about the misuse of the scheme and involvement of touts in cornering bulk of tickets to sell them at a premium.
a. For this purpose, a self attested photo copy of the
proof of identity of anyone passenger shall be attached to the
requisition slip.
b. The details of the identity proof shall be captured by
the system and indicated on the reserved tickets as well on the
reservation chart.
c. It will not be mandatory for the passenger(s) to go to
the counter to book the Tatkal ticket, however, the proof will
have to be sent in the
aforementioned manner.
aforementioned manner.
d. During the journey, the passenger, whose identity card
number has been indicated on the ticket, will have to produce
original proof of identity indicated on the ticket, failing
which all the passengers booked on the ticket shall be treated
as traveling without ticket and charged accordingly. Indication
will come on the ticket regarding carrying the same original
proof of identity during the journey, as indicated on the
ticket.
e. If the passenger whose identity card number is
indicated on the ticket is not traveling, all other passengers
booked on that ticket, if found
traveling in train, will be treated as traveling without ticket and charged accordingly.
traveling in train, will be treated as traveling without ticket and charged accordingly.
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Agents / RTSAs shall be restricted from the booking Tatkal
tickets at thecounters between 1000 hours and 1200 hours.
This restriction shall be
enforced through frequent inspection at the counters. The agents both web service agents and web agents shall also be restricted from booking Tatkal tickets on the internet between 1000 hours and 1200 hours. - Even for internet booking for Tatkal tickets, the passenger shall enter the identity proof type and number, which is to be used for travel. These details shall be printed on the ERS/indicated on the VRM/MRM as well as in the reservation chart.
- It will be possible to book a maximum of only four passengers per PNR forTatkal tickets.
- The web services agents of IRCTC will be permitted to book only one Tatkal ticket per train per day on the internet.
- The facility of change of name is not permitted on the bookings made under Tatkal scheme
- For the purpose of granting refunds & issuing TDRs for W/L, the time limit will be the same as applicable for refund of normal tickets.
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REFUNDS
- No refund will be granted on cancellation of confirmed
Tatkal tickets/duplicate tatkal ticket except in case of
circumstances mentioned in para 2 of instructions contained in
Commercial Circular no.
53 of 2006 issued vide letter no. 2006/TGII/ 20/P/Tatkal,
dated 30.06.2006. However, full refund of fare and
tatkal charges will be
granted on the tickets booked under Tatkal scheme in the
following circumstances :-
- If the train is delayed by more than 3 hours at the journey originating point of the passenger & not the boarding point if the passenger's journey originating point and boarding point are different.
- If the train is to run on a diverted route and passenger is not willing to travel.
- If the train is to run on diverted route and boarding station or the destination or both the stations are not on the diverted route.
- In case of non attachment of coach in which Tatkal accommodation has been earmarked and the passenger has not been provided accommodation in the same class.
- If the party has been accommodated in lower class and does not want to travel. In case the party travels in lower class, the passenger will be given refund of difference of fare and also the difference of Tatkal charges, if any
- vist more for http://www.indianrail.gov.in/tatkal_Scheme.html