Overview

• Zones across India have started rolling out ID cards that embed biometric and verification data to confirm vendor identities.
• Central registers are being set up at each station and on trains to record all issued and surrendered vendor credentials.
• Vendors must prominently display their cards to sell food items and uncredentialed sellers will be removed from service.
• Licensee firms are updating staff records and maintaining reserve vendor lists to ensure service continuity under the new rules.
• Station superintendents or IRCTC officials must sign off on each card only after Aadhaar, medical fitness, and police clearance checks are completed.