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Accepting Unique Identification Card "Aadhaar" as one of the prescribed proofs of identity Photo Identity Card issued by Central/State Government

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (Bharat Sarkar) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Rail Mantralya) (RAILWAY BOARD)

**** No.2011/TG-VlO/e-ticket ID/Part 1 New Delhi dated 13.12.2011 Chief Commercial Managers, All Zonal Railways.

(COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO. 69 OF 2011) Sub:

Accepting Unique Identification Card "Aadhaar" as one of the prescribed proofs of identity Ref: a) Board's letter No.2008/TG-I/I0/P/e-ticket ID dated 06.08.2010 (Commercial Circular No.36 of2010)

b) Board's letter No.2010/TG-1/20/P/Tatkaldated 28.01.2011 (Commercial Circular No.05 of 2011) Vide letters referred to above, the 'proofs of identity to be accepted for undertakingjourney on e-tickets and under Tatkal Scheme were advised to Zonal Railways.

A reference has now been received from Unique Identification Authority of India to consider "Aadhaar" as one of the prescribed proofs of identity documents for booking Railway tickets.

2.

Although "Aadhaar" is covered under the heading 'Photo Identity Card issued by Central/State Government', it has been decided to specifically incorporate and indicate "Aadhaar" as one of the proofs of identity acceptable for undertaking journey on e-tickets as well as under Tatkal Scheme. Hence, the number of proofs of identity to be accepted for undertaking journey on e-tickets as well as under Tatkal Scheme will now become 9(nine) as mentioned below:

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 issued by Central/State Government Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognized School/College for their students

(vii) Nationalised Bank Passbook with photograph and

(viii) Credit Cards issued by Banks with laminated photograph

(ix) Unique Identification Card "Aadhaar"

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

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Wide publicity may be given through all possible means for information of general public.

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Necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned.

~II (V.K. Sharma) Director Traffic Commercial (G)-II Railway Board Copy to:

1) CCM/PMs and CCM/PSs, all Zonal Railways.

2) EDV (T), EDFC, DF(C), OSD/TC, F(C) & V (SS) branches of Railway Board.

3) MD/IRCTC, Bank of Baroda Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi.

4) General Manager/PRS-I, CRIS, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

5) Director General, Professor/Training & Professor/Commercial Railway StaffCollege,Vadodara.

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. 6) The Principals, Zonal Training Centers, Central Railway/Bhusaval, Eastern Railway Dhanbad, Northern Railway, Chandausi, NE Railway, Muzaffarpur, NF Railway, Alipurduar, Southern Railway, Trichy, SE Railway, Sini, Western Railway, Udaipur.

7) General Secretary, National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR), 3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi.

8) General Secretary, All India Railwaymen Federation (AIRF), 4, State Entry Road, New Delhi.

9) Secretary General, Federation of Railway Officers Association (FROA), Room No.256-A, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.

10)Secretary General, Indian Railway Promotee Officers Federation (IRPOF), Room No.268, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.

11)Secretary General, All India RPF Association, Room No.256-D, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.

12)CTM, Metro Railway, Metro Rail Bhavan, 33/1, J L Nehru Road, Kolkata-71.

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