Overview

• IRCTC plans to roll out mandatory e-Aadhaar verification for Tatkal reservations by the end of June.
• Accounts linked to Aadhaar will gain exclusive access to book Tatkal tickets 10 minutes before general users.
• Only about 10% of IRCTC’s 13 crore active users have completed Aadhaar verification, driving the new requirement.
• Over the past year, IRCTC deactivated 3.5 crore fake IDs, cutting daily new account creations from roughly 60,000–65,000 to 10,000–12,000.
• Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed that the measure will help genuine travelers secure confirmed Tatkal seats during peak demand.