PROVISION FOR CARRYING OF ID PROOF DURING JOURNEY on RESERVED TICKETS
1. IT HAS BEEN DECIDED THAT W.E.F .15.02.2012, ANY onE OF THE PASSENGERS BOOKED TO TRAVEL IN AC‐ CHAIR CAR, 3‐AC, 2AC, 1AC & EXECUTIVE CLASSES on AN TICKET ISSUED THROUGH COMPUTERISED PASSENGER RESERVATION SYSTEM(PRS) OF INDIAN RAILWAYS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE ANY onE OF THE NINE PRESCRIBED PROOFS OF IDENTITY DURING THE JOUNREY. THE PASSENGERS TRAVELLING on E‐TICKETS AND TATKAL TICKETS ARE ALREADY REQUIRED TO CARRY PROOF OF IDENTITY DURING JOURNEY.
2. THIS WILL HELP BOTH RAILWAYS AS WELL AS BONAFIDE PASSSENGERS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:‐
i. HELP IN CHECKING TRANSFER OF TICKETS AND PREVENT ACTIVITIES OF TOUTS AS NOW THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BOOK RESERVED TICKETS IN FICTITIOUS NAMES AND SELL THEM on PREMIUM TO PASSENGERS.
ii. IT WILL ALSO RESULT IN BETTER AVAILABILITY OF RESERVED ACCOMMODATION TO BONAFIDE PASSENGERS.
iii. IT WILL ALSO INCREASE SECURITY AS BONAFIDES OF PASSENGERS ARE BEING VERIFIED IN THE TRAIN. (REFER COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO.4 OF 2012)---GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (Bharat Sarkar)MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Rail Mantralya)(RAILWAY BOARD)****No.2011/TG-I/20/P/Tatkal New Delhi, dated 16.01.2012
Chief Commercial Managers,All Zonal Railways(including Metro railway, Kolkata).
(COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR No. 04 of 2012)
Sub: Provision for carrying of ID proof during journey on reserved tickets.
At present the passengers with Tatkal ticket and e-ticket are to carry original proof of identity during the course of railway journey. With a view to preventing the cases of travelling on transferred tickets, now it has been decided that anyone of the passengers/the passenger booked on the tickets issued from computerised Passenger Reservation System(PRS) and internet(i-ticket), undertaking journey in AC-3 tier, AC-2 tier, 1stAC, AC Chair Car and Executive classes, will also have tocarry anyone of the nine prescribed proofs of identity( in original) during the journey, and produce the same as and when required failing which all the passengers booked on that ticket will be treated as without ticket and charged accordingly.
2. The list of valid proofs of identity are as under:-. Voter Photo identity card issued by Election Commission of India.. Passport.. PAN Card issued by Income Tax Department.. Driving Licence issued by RTO.. Photo identity card having serial number issued by Central/State Government.. Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognized School/ College for their students.. Nationalised Bank Passbook with photograph.. Credit Cards issued by Banks with laminated photograph.. Unique Identification Card "Aadhaar"
3. CRISwill make necessaryprovisionin the software for indicating the message on this account on the ticket issued in the above said classes through computerised PRS/i-ticket.
4. These instructions will come into effect from 15.02.2012.
5. Wide publicity may be given by zonal railways through all possible means on this account for the information of general public.
6. Necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned particularly Ticket Checking Staff so as to educate them about the revised prOVISIOns.~\,~( Sanjay Manocha)Dy. Director Traffic Commercial (G)-IIRailway Board
