Archive · 2 Aug 2025
Indian Railways Mandates Aadhaar-IRCTC Linking for Tatkal Bookings
To make train ticket booking safer and fairer, Indian Railways wants you to connect your Aadhaar to your IRCTC account.
This helps make sure the tickets go to real people, not fake accounts.
To do this, you log in to IRCTC, go to your profile, and enter your Aadhaar number.
A code will be sent to your phone to confirm it's you.
Linking your Aadhaar makes booking tickets faster and lets you book more tickets each month.
Indian Railways mandates Aadhaar linking with IRCTC accounts for Tatkal ticket bookings.
This aims to improve reservation system security and reduce fraudulent activity.
Booking agents are restricted from booking Tatkal tickets in the first 30 minutes.
Users must log in, go to 'My Profile,' select 'Aadhaar KYC,' and enter their Aadhaar number.
Linking Aadhaar allows for quicker bookings and increases the monthly ticket quota from 12 to 24.
- Who
- Indian Railways passengers.
- What
- Indian Railways requires linking Aadhaar with IRCTC accounts for Tatkal ticket bookings.
- When
- Not specified in the article.
- Where
- On the IRCTC website.
- Why
- To strengthen security, prevent fraud, and ensure fairer access to Tatkal tickets.
- Requirement
- Linking Aadhaar to IRCTC account
- Purpose
- Enhance security and fair booking
- Benefit
- Faster bookings and higher monthly ticket quota
- Initial Ticket Quota
- 12 tickets/month without Aadhaar
- Increased Ticket Quota
- 24 tickets/month with Aadhaar
- Action
- Go to 'My Profile' on IRCTC