Indian Railways to accept mAadhar as proof of identity

From now  the “m-Aadhaar, when dispalyed by the passenger on his/her mobile should be accepted as proof of of identity over Indian Railways.” Traveler Can display the Aadhar card on their mAadhar apps when required.

 m-Aadhaar is  mobile app was launched just recently by the Unique Identification Authority of India to promote ‘Digital India’. This apps enable used to carry their aadhar card in digital format in secure manner

The app is currently available for Android . Users can download the m- Aadhaar app on their Android smartphones via Google Play Store.

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Get TATKAL TICKET as Cash On Delivery

Now passengers will be able to book tickets for Tatkal quota first and then pay their fare later. This service was available only for booking general tickets, now it will also be available for Tatkal booking. With the help of it, you can book tickets with two clicks. Under this, IRCTC website-Apps users will be able to make payment through cash, debit or credit card by selecting the ticket delivery at their home.

IRCTC's 'pay-on-delivery' payment provider Anduril Technologies. has announced this on Tuesday. Not only this, now instant tickets will be booked in seconds

IRCTC works to book 1 lakh 30 thousand tickets daily. Most of these tickets are booked for tatkal, within a few minutes of booking. Till now the users used to make payment through standard online payment gateways before confirming the ticket. This process was also delayed due to which many times users could not book Confirm Tickets.

The 'pay on delivery' service does not require the use of payment gateways and ticketing is done in just a few seconds. Anurag Bajpayee, Chief Executive Officer of Andoril said, "On-the-go delivery for immediate tickets will be very beneficial for those lakhs of passengers, who are required to make booking under the tatkal quota. Users already know that every second is precious when booking tickets under Tatkal. We have full faith that after booking tickets first and later users will be able to adopt a large number of payment options."

How to get Tatkal Ticket using Cash on Delivery

First of all, it is mandatory to give the information of Aadhar card or PAN card by registering the user on irctc.payondelivery.co.in.
After this, during the booking on the IRCTC portal, the user will have to opt for 'pay-on-delivery' of Anduril Technologies.
As soon as the ticket is booked, the ticket will be delivered via SMS / Email and payment is made within 24 hours of booking. You can even pay money online.

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Things that will change in Indian Railways from 1 July 2017

From 1 July Passeger will get refund of 50% on cancellation of Tatkal Ticket

Timing for booking tatkal will also be changed. From July 1, tatkal window for AC coach  -- 10 am to 11 am
Sleeper coach -11 am to 12 pm.

From July 1 the number of coaches on Rajdhani and Shatabdi will be increased

Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains will have paperless tickets from July 1. Mobile tickets will be valid on these trains.

Premium trains and dynamic fare will come to an end

For cancellation of Suvidha train tickets, passengers can get half refund

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From 1st March ,No refund for Non-Travellers

Railways is now going to modify the cancellation policy . From 1st March railway will not provide any refund on non-traveled ticket. That means you  cannot claim any refund when you have not traveled on that ticket. Earlier you have option to file a TDR and get the refund but now railways is now in mood to change the policy.

There will be no partial refund for person who has not traveled on group ticket on single PNR.
This rule will surely help to control black marketing of ticket by touts but at the same time this will add burden to passenger pocket.

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Pay using MobiKwik for Tatkal Ticket on IRCTC

mobile wallet service MobiKwik has started payment with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to launch e-cash payments for Tatkal bookings. According to MobiKwik, IRCTC customers can book Tatkal train tickets within two seconds using its service.Now IRCTC user can pay using  virtual wallet. earlier mobile wallet for Tatkal ticket was not allowed.Using this facilitu no dobut this will be faster and easier.

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Major Changes in Indian Railways rules from 1 July 2016

Major changes in Indian Railways rules

1) From July 1, passengers will get refund amount of 50 percent on cancellation of tatkal tickets.

2)  From July 1, tatkal window for AC coach will be open between 10 am and 11 am while for sleeper coach it will be open from 11 am to 12 pm.

3) No Waiting list ticket  will be issued from IRCTC. Suvidha trains will run if there is waiting list. Tickets shall be issued only for confirmed and RAC passengers in suvidha Trains. There shall be no provision for waiting list in the train.There will be provision of 50% refund on ticket cancellation in Suvidah Trains

4) The number of coaches on Rajdhani and Shatabdi will be increased.

5) Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains will have paperless tickets from July 1. Mobile tickets will be valid on these trains.

6) Railways will also start ticket printing in Regional Langauge

7) Premium trains will come to an end.

8) For Suvidha Trains 50% refund of fare subject to minimum flat cancellation charge of Rs. 200/- for AC-II tier/first class, Rs. 180/- for AC-III tier/3 Economy/ air conditioned chair car and Rs. 120/- for sleeper class will be granted for confirmed/RAC tickets upto 6 hours before the scheduled departure of the train or preparation of the chart whichever is earlier. No Refund of fare after that will
be granted. Such refund will be granted by filing TDR. 

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No service charge on using Credit /Debit card forTicket booking at PRS counter

From 1 June 2016 there will not be charged extra for using credit or debit card for booking train ticket at the Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters as the Indian Railways Earlier to book the ticket using Credit /Debit card passenger has to  with Rs 30 service charge.at PRS counter

However, the service charge for booking tickets online through IRCTC website will remain unaffected.

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