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The Railway Ministry has decided to implement an Aadhaar-based ticketing system for senior citizens in a two-phase manner. Accordingly, from January 1 to March 31, 2017, requirement of Aadhaar verification for getting concessional tickets for senior citizens will be on a voluntary basis.
Advance verification of senior citizens through Aadhaar card has already been taken up by providing notice to senior citizen passengers to submit their Aadhaar card details online on the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) website or through the reservation offices from December 1, 2016 onwards.
There will be no change in procedure with regard to the concession to senior citizens in unreserved ticketing. From April 1, passengers in the senior citizen category will need to carry any of the original documents, including Aadhaar card, for the purpose of identity proof.
“The linking of Aadhaar cards with train tickets for senior citizens is a salutary measure designed to streamline the reservation process for people in such a category. This is the most ambitious push to an Aadhaar-based ecosystem in Indian Railways network that would end fraudulent bookings and curb cases of impersonation. In future, all ticket bookings will require Aadhar card,” said, Dr A K Manocha, Chairman & Managing Director, IRCTC.
He also said, “It will bring in transparency in rail ticket reservations for senior citizens, making the verification process easy and convenient. It will also prevent misuse of such a facility as ticket collectors can instantly verify the claims of passengers. Our objective is to ensure that only bona fide passengers with legitimate tickets travel in trains and thereby prevent revenue losses to Indian Railways”.
Source: travelnewsdigest.in