IRCTC New Rule: Railway has made new rules (Online Rail Tickets Booking Rule) for passengers who have not booked tickets for a long time. It is very important for such people to know this new rule of IRCTC.
Indian Railways Latest News: If you also take train tickets online, then there is important news for you. Now a new rule has been made for those who buy tickets online from the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). Now you have to get the mobile number and email verification done before booking the ticket. Only after that you will be able to book tickets. Let us know its complete process.
New railway rule
Due to Corona infection, the Railways have made new rules for the passengers not booked for a long time (Online Rail Ticket Booking Rule). Such people will first have to verify their mobile number and email to buy tickets from the IRCTC portal. Only then will you get the ticket. However, passengers who have booked regular tickets will not have to go through this process.
Online ticket booking service
IRCTC sells tickets online (e-Ticket) under the Indian Railways. Passengers create login and password on this portal for tickets. And then take advantage of online booking. To create a login password, you have to provide email and phone number. That is, you can book tickets only after verifying email and phone number.
So the rules
Trains have started running on the track as soon as the corona havoc subsides. In such a situation, ticket sales have also increased. At present, about eight lakh train tickets are being booked in 24 hours. Senior officials of IRCTC’s Delhi headquarters said that the process of mobile number and email verification has been started to ensure that the first and second wave of corona infection and the accounts which were inactive on the portal before that.
How is the verification done?
When you login to the IRCTC portal, the verification window opens. Enter the already registered email and mobile number on it. Now there is an option of edit on the left side and verification on the right side. You can change apna number or email by selecting edit option. On selecting the option of verification, an OTP (One Time Password) will be sent to your number. Your mobile number gets verified on entering the OTP. Similarly, verification will have to be done for email as well. It is verified through the OTP received on the email.
