Tatkal tickets booking reduced by 24 hrs to check outs
Posted on: 11/Nov/2011 11:16:12 PM
The Indian Railways reduced the advanced reservation period from 48 hours to 24 hours on Friday to curb its misuse by touts at the Tatkal ticket booking counters.
Besides, the restriction for agents will be extended from one hour to two hours (8 am to 10 am) and there will be no refund on confirmed Tatkal tickets subject to the exceptions such as cancellation of trains and late running trains.
Changes to come into effect within a week from today November 11 2011. This comes after several complaints of misuse of Tatkal system
"It was necessary to make changes in Tatkal scheme as there were many complaints against Tatkal bookings. We had to take some steps to prevent its misuse. All these changes will be effective within a week," Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi told reporters.
