Booking a ticket for your travel on Indian Railways is not as easy as it sounds, especially during festivals and the wedding season. Many times, people book their tickets months in advance and are still not allotted confirmed seats. It is annoying to see your name on the waiting list even after booking tickets well in advance. Taking this matter into consideration, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has come up with a new rule where you can travel on someone else’s ticket.
IRCTC Introduces a New Rule
IRCTC has now come up with this new rule that says you can easily travel on someone else’s ticket. And it is allowed. You can travel to your desired destination even after your tickets are not confirmed. The rule is that you can travel on someone else’s ticket if he is a family member.
A person can transfer his ticket to another person’s name, like his father, brother, sister, mother, husband, wife, son, or daughter. All you have to do is send a request 24 hours before the departure of the train. Once the request is accepted, IRCTC will replace the name of the person with the desired family member’s name.
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Get Confirmed Tickets Through Vikalp Scheme
Another way to get confirmed tickets is through the Vikalp scheme. In English, ‘vikalp’ means option. This scheme is very useful, especially during the festive season. Every time you book a ticket on the IRCTC website, it asks you about your interest in the Vikalp scheme.
Under the Vikalp scheme, if your tickets do not get confirmed, you are allotted confirmed seats on another alternate train. This scheme was implemented in 2015 in order to increase the number of people who have confirmed seats.
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Make sure to use these options and schemes and get confirmed tickets.
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