(a) the percentage of tickets sold under Tatkal Scheme during each of the last three years, Zone-wise;
(b) the revenue earned from the Scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, Zone-wise;
(c) whether the Railways are contemplating to revise the Tatkal quota system; and
(d) if so, the details thereof along with the other remedial measures initiated by the Railways to facilitate the smooth reservation system under general category?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a): Zone-wise details of percentage of Tatkal tickets sold vis-Ã -vis total reserved
tickets sold during the last three years are enclosed as Appendix-I.
(b): Zone-wise details of earnings from Tatkal Scheme during the last three years and
current year upto June 2009 are enclosed as Appendix-II.
(c) & (d): As per the announcement made in the Railway Budget 2009-10, Advance
Reservation Period (ARP) for Taktal Scheme has already been revised from 5 days to
2 days for journeys commencing from 01.08.2009. Action has also been initiated to
make this scheme available destination-wise and for levying of revised minimum
Tatkal charges.
All accommodation including general and Tatkal accommodation is meant for
general passengers with the only difference of Advance Reservation Period. Creation
of additional reserved accommodation is a continuous process for which Railways run
new trains, augment the load of existing trains, run special trains, etc.
APPENDIX-I
ZONE-WISE DETAILS OF THE PERCENTAGE OF TATKAL TICKETS SOLD AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO
PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3837 BY SHRI SANJAY BRIJKISHOR LAL NIRUPAM TO BE
ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 30-07-2009 REGARDING TATKAL SCHEME
Percentage of Tatkal tickets sold vis-Ã -vis total tickets sold
No. Zonal Railway 2006-07(6th May 2006 to 31-03-2007) 2007-08 2008-09
1. Central 6 11 14
2. East Central 4 7 10
3. East Coast 5 9 12
4. Eastern 3 5 7
5. Konkan 6 7 10
6. North Central 2 4 7
7. North Eastern 4 10 13
8. North East Frontier 5 8 8
9. Northern 5 8 13
10. North Western 5 7 9
11. South East Central 3 6 9
12. South Central 5 9 13
13. South Eastern 5 9 12
14. Southern 6 10 14
15. South Western 5 9 15
16. West Central 2 4 7
17. Western 7 11 14
S. No. Zonal Railways Earnings from Tatkal Scheme (in Rs. In crores)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 (Upto June)
1 Central 23.85 48.21 67.57 24.60
2 East Central 6.17 13.58 21.05 9.15
3 East Coast 5.44 11.97 16.98 6.10
4 Eastern 7.06 12.61 18.86 7.78
5 Konkan 0.78 1.11 1.63 0.68
6 North Central 1.02 2.11 4.09 1.57
7 North Eastern 5.04 13.21 20.47 7.35
8 North East 5.96 10.86 12.03 4.33 Frontier
9 Northern 44.11 85.00 144.50 54.77
10 North Western 7.10 11.42 18.11 7.15
11 South East 2.04 4.23 7.65 2.84 Central
12 South Central 12.68 27.03 43.69 13.63
13 South Eastern 8.61 18.15 27.29 9.15
14 Southern 29.19 60.62 89.73 30.75
15 South Western 9.30 19.32 36.43 13.73
16 West Central 1.29 3.25 5.00 2.51
17 Western 26.03 52.02 70.40 25.49
Total 195.67 394.69 605.48 221.59