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Further Official Release!!
(COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO.6! OF 2011)
Sub: Amendment in Tatkal scheme
Please refer to this office letter of even number dated 11.11.2011 on the
subject quoted above wherein certain modifications to be made...
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in Tatkal scheme
have been advised to all Zonal Railways. In continuation of the Commercial
Circular No. 59 of 2011, the matter has been further examined in consultation
with CRIS and it is informed as under:-
(i) The modifications advised vide letter dated 11.11.2011 referred to
above shall be implemented with.effect from 21.11.2011.
(ii) No refund will be given for duplicate Tatkal tickets even if original
ticket is found. Issue of duplicate Tatkal ticket in exceptional
circumstances would be on collection of full fare and Tatkal charges by
the user to whom the privileges (preferably Chief Reservation
Supervisor) would be assigned by Railways.
(iii) In case of cancellation of partially confirmed Tatkal ticket, refund for
only waiting list Tatkal ticket will be given.
(iv) In PRS, the number of proof of identity will have maximum length of
16 alpha-numeric characters. Minimum 4 characters are mandatory
and capturing of ID proof of anyone passenger per ticket is mandatory.
(v) In reservation charts, the last ten digits of the number of proof of
identity would be printed. This identity card number would be printed
in place of stock number.
(vi) In PRS, feature of capturing the number of proof of identity for all the
four passengers has been provided. Those passengers who want to
indicate the number of proof of identity for more than one passenger
will have this option but will be required to produce copy(ies) of
prescribed proof(s) of identity for additional passenger(s) also. The
numbers of such identity card(s) will also be captured by the system
and will be reflected in the reservation charts.
(vii) In case of partial cancellation, if the passenger, whose identity card
number has been indicated, is getting cancelled in a PNR, the number of proof of identity of at least one of the remaining passengers needs to
be provided mandatorily. However, in case of tickets booked through
internet, initially, details of proof of identity of one of the passengers
has been provided and subsequently provision for capturing data of all
the four passengers will be made.
(viii) In case the number of proof of identity of more than one passenger has
been indicated, during the journey, even if anyone passenger produces
the original identity card indicated on the ticket as well as reservation
chart, all the passengers can undertake the journey.
(ix) For tickets booked across the counter, if 'RTSA Transaction' is
confirmed by the booking operator, Tatkal ticket will not be issued
between 0800 hrs. and 10.00 hrs.
2. Necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned.
2.1 Ticket checking staff should be made conversant with the revised
features of the Tatkal scheme to avoid inconvenience to general public.
3. Wide publicity may be given to the revised feature of Tatkal scheme
through all means for the information of general public.