IRCTC has announced that from 1 July 2025, Tatkal tickets will be available only to those users whose IRCTC account has both Aadhaar number link and authenticate. The objective of this new policy is to bring transparency in ticket booking and ban bot/agent based booking. Services will be able to run smoothly only when users complete Aadhaar link and verification ahead of time.

Extremely easy to link Aadhaar to IRCTC

It is very easy to link Aadhaar to IRCTC account. For this, first login on the IRCTC website or mobile app. After login, go to the “Account” section and click on “Authenticate User” or “KYC” option. Here you will see the option to link Aadhaar and Pen Card. After this, click on Aadhaar and enter the 12 -digit Aadhaar number and generate OTP.

OTP will come on the mobile number linked to your Aadhaar. Your Aadhaar will be successfully linked as soon as you fill this OTP. If there is a difference in the name or date of birth in your Aadhaar and IRCTC account, then the system will give alert and the linking may fail. In such a situation, first of all, you should get your data corrected.

There will be so many tickets in a month

Under the new system, a maximum of 24 tickets can be booked in a month. Earlier this limit was only 12 tickets without Aadhaar linking. Also, OTP verification on Aadhaar -linked mobile number will also become mandatory from 15 July 2025. This rule will apply to online booking, PRS counter and agent booking.

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Linking Aadhaar is mandatory!

Railways say that this will tighten the tickets on ticket brokers and common passengers will get tickets easily. If you have not yet done Aadhaar linking, then complete this process soon, otherwise it can be difficult to book Tatkal tickets after 1 July.

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