Identity Proof Not Required to Book Tatkal Ticket From September

Identity Proof Not Required to Book Tatkal Ticket From September, tatkal ticket booking without id card, Now no Need for ID Proof Photocopy to Buy Tatkal Tickets, the modified provision could come into effect by September 1

Identity Proof Not Required to Book Tatkal Ticket From September

Tatkal ticket booking without id card. Now, no identity card is required to produce on tatkal train ticket bookings by the modified provision that would come into effect by this september. The modified provision could come into effect by September 1.

“Under the modified rules, there will be no need to furnish photocopy of proof of identity while booking tatkal ticket from computerised reservation counter or to indicate its number at the time of booking of tatkal ticket at the counter or through internet,” said a Railways statement.

Now there will be no need to furnish a photocopy of proof of identity while booking the ticket from a computerised reservation counter or furnish its number at the time of booking at the counter or through internet.

As per the proposed changes, in case of ticket booked under Tatkal scheme, one of the passengers has to produce proofs of identity in original during the journey, failing which all the passengers booked on that ticket will be treated as travelling without ticket and charged accordingly.

Currently, the passenger at the time of booking a ticket has to provide a photocopy of identity card which he/she has to carry during the journey.

The number of this identity card is indicated on the ticket as well as reservation chart and during the journey, the passenger has to carry the same proof of identity in original.

The identity proof items include: voter photo identity card issued by Election Commission, passport, PAN card issued by Income Tax department, driving licence issued by RTO and photocopy identity card having serial number issued by central/state government.

The other items are: student identity card with photograph issued by recognized school/college, nationalised bank passbook with photograph, credit cards issued by banks with laminated photograph, unique identification card “Aadhaar” and photo identity cards having serial number issued by public sector undertaking of state/central government, district administrations, municipal bodies and panchayat administrations.