New Tatkal guidelines have been introduced by the Indian Railway to deal with the menace of touts cornering the tatkal tickets meant for common passengers.
As per the new guidelines
- Tatkal tickets booking will start at 10 AM on the previous day of journey from train originating station instead of current timing at 8 AM
- The Tatkal tickets will be exclusively made available at all computerized reservation counters and unreserved ticketing system counters between 10 AM to 12 noon
- Maximum 2 tickets can be booked per IP address between 10-12 AM. IP address check has helped in preventing multiple bookings from same office complex or internet café
- Tatkal tickets cannot be booked on internet reservation system during the special time of 10 AM to 10.30 AM for next day trains
- A limit of booking of a maximum of 4 passengers per PNR on Tatkal ticket has been imposed.
- During this exclusive period, no unauthorized agent including of IRCTC and RTAs will be allowed to book Tatkal tickets.
- CCTV’s installed at booking centres will monitor any unusual activity
- Passengers who want to book tatkal tickets must bring self-attested Id proof as well as authenticate their mobile numbers by the concerned authority.