- As per
announcement made in the Railway Budget 2013-14, It has been decided to
revise Tatkal Charges as given below.
- The Tatkal
Charges have been fixed as a percentage of fare at the rate of 10% of
basic fare for second class and 30% of basic fare for all other classes
subject to minimum and maximum as given in the table below.
Class of Travel
|
Minimum Tatkal Charges (in Rs.)
|
Maximum Tatkal Charges (in
Rs.)
|
Second (sitting)
|
10.00
|
15.00
|
Sleeper
|
90.00
|
175.00
|
AC Chair Car
|
100.00
|
200.00
|
AC 3 Tier
|
250.00
|
350.00
|
AC 2 Tier
|
300.00
|
400.00
|
Executive
|
300.00
|
400.00
|
- The above charges
will be levied uniformly both in peak period & non-peak periods.
- Tatkal tickets
will be issued for actual distance of travel, instead of end-to-end,
subject to the distance restriction applicable to the train. The same
Tatkal berth/seat may be booked in multiple legs till preparation of
charts. At the time of preparation of charts, unutilized portion may be
released to the General RAC/Waiting list passengers.
- Tatkal facility
is also available in Executive Class of Shatabadi Express trains also, by
earmarking 10% of the accommodation available i.e. 5 seats per coach.
- Tatkal booking
opens at 10 AM on One days in advance actual date of journey
excluding date of journey w.e.f. of 10.07.2012(commercial circular no:43 of 2012). e.g. for train
leaving on 6th, Tatkal Booking will Commence at 10 AM on 5th.
- No duplicate
Tatkal tickets shall be issued. Duplicate Tatkal tickets shall be issued
only in exceptional cases on payment of full fare including Tatkal
charges.
- Tatkal tickets
shall be issued only on production of one of the ten prescribed proofs of
identity shown under (as mentioned in Commercial Circular No.68 of
2012 issued vide letter No.2011/TG-I/20/P/ID dated 01.11.2012) as
per procedure explained below:-
1.Voter Photo identity card issued by
Election Commision of India.
2.Passport
3.PAN Card issued by Income Tax Department.
4.Driving Licence issued by RTO.
5.Photo identity card having serial number
issued by Central/State Government.
6.Student Identity Card with photograph
issued by recognized School/College for their students.
7.Nationalized Bank Passbok with photograph.
8.Credit cards issued by banks with laminated
photograph.
9.Unique Identification Card
"Aadhaar".
10.Photo identity cards having serial number
issued by Public Sector Undertaking of State/Central Government, District
Administration, Municipal bodies and Penchant Administration.
a. For this
purpose, a self attested photo copy of the proof of identity of anyone
passenger shall be attached to the requisition slip.
b. The
details of the identity proof shall be captured by the system and indicated on
the reserved tickets as well on the reservation chart.
c. It will
not be mandatory for the passenger(s) to go to the counter to book the Tatkal
ticket, however, the proof will have to be sent in the aforementioned manner.
d. During
the journey, the passenger, whose identity card number has been indicated on
the ticket, will have to produce original proof of identity indicated on the
ticket, failing which all the passengers booked on the ticket shall be treated
as traveling without ticket and charged accordingly. Indication will come on
the ticket regarding carrying the same original proof of identity during the
journey, as indicated on the ticket.
e. If the
passenger whose identity card number is indicated on the ticket is not
traveling, all other passengers booked on that ticket, if found
traveling in train, will be treated as traveling without ticket and charged
accordingly.
- Agents / RTSAs/Web service
agents/Web agents of IRCTC are restricted from the booking Tatkal tickets
between 1000 hours and 1200 hours. This restriction shall be enforced
through frequent inspection at the counters. The agents both web service
agents and web agents shall also be restricted from booking Tatkal tickets
on the internet between 1000 hours and 1200 hours.
- Even for internet booking for
Tatkal tickets, the passenger shall enter the identity proof type and
number, which is to be used for travel. These details shall be printed on
the ERS/indicated on the VRM/MRM as well as in the reservation chart.
- It will be possible to book a
maximum of only four passengers per PNR forTatkal tickets.
- The web services agents of IRCTC
will be permitted to book only one Tatkal ticket per train per day on the
internet.
- The facility of change of name is
not permitted on the bookings made under Tatkal scheme
- TDRs are not being issued for
waiting list tickets.
- REFUNDS - No
refund will be granted on cancellation of confirmed Tatkal
tickets/duplicate tatkal ticket except in case of circumstances mentioned
in para 2 of instructions contained in Commercial Circular no. 53 of 2006
issued vide letter no. 2006/TGII/ 20/P/Tatkal, dated 30.06.2006. However,
full refund of fare and tatkal charges will be granted on the tickets
booked under Tatkal scheme in the following circumstances :-
- If the train is delayed by more
than 3 hours at the journey originating point of the passenger & not
the boarding point if the passenger's journey originating point and
boarding point are different.
- If the train is to run on a
diverted route and passenger is not willing to travel.
- If the train is to run on
diverted route and boarding station or the destination or both the
stations are not on the diverted route.
- In case of non attachment of
coach in which Tatkal accommodation has been earmarked and the passenger
has not been provided accommodation in the same class.
- If the party has been
accommodated in lower class and does not want to travel. In case the
party travels in lower class, the passenger will be given refund of
difference of fare and also the difference of Tatkal charges, if
any.