Tatkal scheme

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The Tatkal Scheme is a ticketing program established by Indian Railways. The scheme is used for booking journeys at very short notice. The Indian Railways introduced it in all forms of reserved classes on almost all trains in India. It was introduced in 1997, when Nitish Kumar was the Railway Minister of India. [1] Bookings can be made online and offline.

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Tatkal tickets can be booked over the counter in a railway station and on the internet at IRCTC.

Premium Tatkal Booking

Premium Tatkal was introduced on October 1, 2014 covering half of the tickets on certain trains. [2] [5] These tickets can be purchased online only. The program began with a pilot of about 80 trains. Premium Tatkal and regular Tatkal tickets operate in the same manner but premium tatkal will cost more than twice of tatkal ticket [6]

Fraud prevention

Misuse of this scheme led the Ministry of Railways to change the timing of Tatkal booking in June 2015. All types of ticketing agents including IRCTC agents will now be debarred from booking non-Tatkal tickets for 30 minutes from the opening of bookings, that is from 8 am to 8.30 AM for general classes, from 10 AM onwards for Tatkal AC classes, and from 11 AM onwards for Tatkal non-AC classes. The system is prone to exploitation. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Tatkal booking timings changes from today". The Hindu. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
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  6. "Premium Tatkal VS Regular Tatkal Ticket".