IRCTC changes rules for user IDs linked to Aadhaar, allows booking of 24 tickets a month

The Indian Railways on Monday announced that people whose user ID of the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation is linked to Aadhaar can now book a maximum of 24 tickets a month, while those whose IDs are not Aadhaar-linked can purchase as many as 12 tickets. It made mandatory for passengers to get their phone numbers as well as email IDs verified before booking train tickets. “At present, maximum six tickets in a month can be booked online on IRCTC website or application by a user ID which is not Aadhaar linked and maximum 12 tickets in a month can be booked online on IRCTC website/app by a user ID which is Aadhaar linked and that one of the passengers in the ticket to be booked is verifiable through Aadhaar,” the statement by the Railways read. Now, let's look at the procedure to book train tickets on IRCTC website or app: Step 1: Visit the IRCTC portal or app. Step 7: Once the transaction process is successfully completed, IRCTC will share the booking confirmation and journey details on the registered mobile number and email address.