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Ta , ' In supersession of all the instructions issued on Tatkal Scheme, a capy of revised Scheme on‘Tatkal Reservation is enclosed. This may be brought to…

Commercial Circular No. 05 of 1999
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Circular numberCommercial Circular No. 05 of 1999
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicreservation
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded
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Summary

Ta , ' In supersession of all the instructions issued on Tatkal Scheme, a capy of revised Scheme on‘Tatkal Reservation is enclosed. This may be brought to the notice of all concerned for compliance. Wide. publicity. should be given about this scheme through various media from time to time for of revised Scheme on‘Tatkal Reservation is enclosed.

Text of the circular

‘GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD

No.99/TG.1/20/P/Tatkal. New Delhi, Datedo7, 04.1999.

The Chief Commercial Managers.
ANZ onal Railways

(COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO. 5) |

Sub: Ta , '

In supersession of all the instructions issued on Tatkal Scheme, a capy
of revised Scheme on‘Tatkal Reservation is enclosed. This may be brought
to the notice of all concerned for compliance. Wide. publicity. should be
given about this scheme through various media from time to time for

‘information of general public.

The receipt of this letter may please be acknowledged.

Ye
(Dr. P.K. Goet)

Exe. Director, Passenger Marketing,
Railway Board

Copy to: ,
CM(PS)s & CCM(PM)s, all Zonal Railways

G2.

The broad features of the Tatkal scheme are as under:
1+ A higher price will be payable. by. value added service provided by

the Railway, - ~ Tatkal is a. value-added service and hence it has to.
be kept logically separate from normal reservation at the time of
booki ng and travel. ee दर व

2. The reservation under this scheme can be sought by full fare paying
_ Passengers. only and no passenger holding. concessional ticket may

be allowed to avail reservation under this scheme,

a The reservation under this oci

- previous day for which the reservation is being sought,

4. One additional conch.wiil. be attached in the train for exclusive use

5. Booking will be done On first come first served basis and the coach
$0 earmarked shall be defined in PRS, }

© For booking, either » Credit Card of a. Bank with or without taser

besed photograph or 8 laser laminated phate identity card witha.

@ will Commence at 8. A.M. on the.

proper serial number or a voter identity card with photograph or.

_ Passport or a Driving licence with laser laminated photograph and 2
-Tatkal Identity Card iseued by tha. Railways would constitute the
authority for purchasing the ticket in Tatkal Service 50 that anti-—

‘Social elements do hot comer the reservation on Tatkal Service. The”

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reservation clerks, at tha Hime af igcuing. of tickets under
scheme, must see the identity card as mantioned above.

reservation for his/her family members by showing the card. but in

of cau bolder. can seek

case the card holder: decides to cancel his/ her. reserwation, the

reservation given to the. oifwr members of the family, on the.

authority of that card should also be canceliad which means thatthe.

members of the family, of the. card holder can. trawel only, if the
idestity card holder is alse cavelling with them.

Tre premium on Vatkal Scheme on differant classes will be -25
ander’

AG 2:Tier AC-3 Tier

Rs.200/- Rs.150/- Rs.50/- «Rs. /-

9. Ten passengers per Tatkal Coach will be kept on the waiting list.
10, Mo refund witl be permisaible on the confirmed reservations made

under Tatkal Scheme, However, passengers whe are on waiting fict in

Tatkal Scheme, will he granted refund as per extant refund rules
‘applicable on waitlisted tickets, Tatial Charges will not be deducted
from such waitisted passengers.

11. After preparation.of chart, the reservation will be done on current.
counter specifically earmarked for Tata! Service at. the statias from

‘where the train is scheduled to originate

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The Tatkal coach chart will be pcinted नासा शॉप and. sent to the. - . ,
current counter where the vacant berths, if any/.can be allotted to the _

persons who approach. the counter, om first: come. first. served. basis

Such of those passengers

scheme by paying the Tatkal Chary
prescribed in para 6 above.

jer. who ant wiréady an the waiting list in. that.
train. can ‘also exercide the. option to. obtain. reservation. in. Tatkal:
2s and.on. producing thelr identity

13. The identity card mumber of ‘the passenger witht ie printed entered ere जन ह at

on the ticket as well as on the Tatkel coach reservation chart.

14, Tha coach earmarked for Tatie! will have a separate coach —

indication board.

- 15. A proper system for accountal covering the retur

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