(a) whether the Union Government is considering to increase the monthly cap on tickets booked on the IRCTC portal from 6 to 12 for passengers who have linked account with their Aadhaar Number;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
(a) and (b): The limit of booking 6 Railway tickets in a month through Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has been revised to 12 Railway tickets in a month. It is for those individual users who have linked their IRCTC user ID with their respective Aadhaar number and ensured that at least one of the passengers in the passenger list is verifiable through Aadhaar.
(c): Does not arise.
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