Crores of people in India travel by train every day. Thousands of trains are run by the railways for these passengers. Most people like to travel by making reservations on the train, but many times they are not able to get a confirmed seat. In such a situation, many people opt for Tatkal Ticket Booking, which proves to be a boon for emergency travel. But now an important change is coming for passengers booking Tatkal tickets.

Now without Aadhaar Verification, you will not be able to avail of the Tatkal booking facility. Railways has announced the implementation of new rules for Tatkal booking. Let us know in detail what these new rules are when they will be implemented, and how you can avail of this facility by linking Aadhaar to your IRCTC account.

Aadhaar authentication mandatory for Tatkal booking

Railways has now made Aadhaar authentication mandatory for Tatkal booking. This simply means that now only those users will be able to do Tatkal booking, whose Aadhaar card has been verified in the IRCTC account. Without Aadhaar authentication, users will not be able to make bookings, which will help in curbing the problem of fake bookings and touts.

If you have not yet linked Aadhaar to your IRCTC account, then don’t worry! We have told you the complete process of Aadhaar verification. Let’s know what steps you have to follow for this!

How to link Aadhaar to IRCTC account

To avail the facility of Tatkal booking, you have to link your IRCTC account with Aadhaar. For this, follow the steps given below:

To make an instant booking, first of all, you have to visit the official website of IRCTC www.irctc.co.in or open the IRCTC Rail Connect App.

After this, you have to log in by entering your username, password, and captcha code.

After logging in, you have to go to the ‘My Profile’ section.

In the ‘My Profile’ section, you will find the option of ‘Aadhaar KYC’. Click on it.

After this, you have to enter your Aadhaar Card Number and verify it with OTP (Time Password). OTP will come on the mobile number linked to your Aadhaar.

After OTP verification, your Aadhaar will be linked to your IRCTC account.

Effect of these new rules

These new rules announced by the Railways will be effective from July 1, 2025. After this date, Tatkal booking will not be possible from the IRCTC account without Aadhaar verification.