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What steps is the Railways taking to check malpractices and fraud with respect to Tatkal ticketing? 3 Answers What steps is the Railways taking to check malpractices and fraud with respect to Tatkal ticketing? Aug 06 2011 (09:15) News Entry# 32925 CAG slams Indian Railways for irregularities in train reservations, Tatkal system Posted by: Rang De Basanti^ Added by: moderator^~ Aug 06 2011 (09:18) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has slammed the Indian Railways for irregularities in train reservations, leaving costly new lines idle, and making a mess of 50 new projects in which more than Rs 8,500 crore have been spent but there is no hope of early completion. In its compliance audit report for 2010-11, CAG has found that the Tatkal system, in which some seats are kept aside for booking a few days before the journey, was susceptible to abuse by booking agents and the booking systems were inadequate, "leaving scope for manual intervention". The irregularities included booking of tickets before and beyond business hours and booking of all Tatkal quota tickets within few minutes of the opening of reservation. "Further, test check of the accessibility of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism server revealed that during login at the website exactly at 8 am on the day of booking for... more... Aug 06 2011 (09:15) News Entry# 32919 Tatkal and advance rail reservation susceptible to manipulation: CAG Posted by: D Pravin Added by: moderator^~ Aug 06 2011 (09:18) Wondered why tickets under the tatkal scheme proved to be elusive just when you wanted to make that journey on India Railways during an emergency? The official auditor has a simple answer : Manipulation. In a report on Indian Railways tabled in parliament on Friday, the Comptroller and Auditor General (( CAG)) said its study on tatkal and advance reservation system had some very startling revelations, including manipulation and irregularities. "It revealed that genuine users, for whom the scheme was introduced were not able to access the facility with ease as it... more... Although the news is already posted as:/news/post/32932 but i want share the very good initiative taken by SEE Div of ECR for the check of malpractices in booking of Tatkal and Other tickets at PRS: अब यात्रियों का मोबाइल नंबर भी होगा कम्प्यूटर में फीड- आज से आरक्षण कार्यालय में नई व्यवस्था लागू आरक्षण टिकट के लिए टोकन सिस्टम का झंझट अब खत्म।... more... |