Aadhaar OTP Ticket Booking- Big news for railway passengers. Crores of passengers travel by railways every day in the country. Thousands of trains are also run by the railways for the passengers. Most of the passengers who travel by train prefer to travel by making reservations. Traveling in reservation coaches is quite comfortable and convenient.
Many times people suddenly plan to go somewhere. Due to which they have to book tickets on Tatkal. But now the rules for booking tickets on Tatkal have been changed by the Railways. Now Aadhaar authentication has become mandatory for Tatkal booking. How will Tatkal tickets be booked now? Know the complete process.
Aadhaar OTP required for tatkal ticket booking
Indian Railways has now changed the rules for Tatkal ticket booking. Now you will be able to book Tatkal tickets from IRCTC website or mobile app only when your Aadhaar card is linked to your IRCTC account. This new rule has come into effect from today i.e. 15th July. Let us tell you that now whenever you book a Tatkal ticket, before that an OTP will come on your mobile number linked to Aadhaar. You will be able to book only after entering it. Tatkal booking will not be possible without that OTP.
How to link Aadhaar with IRCTC account
If you have not linked Aadhaar to your IRCTC account, then do it immediately. Its process is very easy. First of all, you have to login to the website www.irctc.co.in . You can also login to the app. After this, you have to go to the My Account section. Then you have to select the option of Link Your Aadhaar. Here you have to enter your 12 digit Aadhaar number.
And you will have to click on generate OTP. After this, OTP will come on the mobile number linked to your Aadhaar. By entering it, the verification process will be done. Your IRCTC account will be linked to Aadhaar. Not only this, let us tell you that if you book a ticket from the railway counter, there also you will have to give your Aadhaar number and complete the OTP verification.