Question : COMPUTERISED RESERVATION



(a) whether Railway Computerised reservation system was affected during the strike by the employees of Telecom Department;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the measures taken by the Government to handle such situation?

Answer given by the minister

Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways ( SHRI DIGVIJAY SINGH )

(a) to (e): A statement is attached.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1876 BY DR. JASWANT SINGH YADAV TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2000 REGARDING COMPUTERISED RESERVATION.

(a) Yes, Sir.

(b) Normal working of computerised reservation centres was adversely affected at a large number of centres during the strike. The details are given as under:-

S.No. Railway	Total PRS Centres Centres	centres affected restored	(No.) (No.) on Railway channel
1. Central 63 3 -

2. Eastern 58 12 6

3. Northern 103 4 4

4. North Eastern 38 4 3

5. Northeast Frontier 27 11 1 6. Southern 97 41 14

7 South Central 65 8 6

8. South Eastern 49 16 5

9. Western 58 - -


(c) PRS data transmission network constitute channels hired from DoT as well as Railway owned Microwave channels. The normal working at the affected reservation centres due to strike was partially restored by using Railway owned channels, wherever available.

A close liaison was maintained right up to the Ministry level to minimize the damage.