Monday, 5 December 2016

Aadhaar must for senior citizen train ticket concession from April 1

NEW DELHI:

Come April 1, 2017, reservation of rail tickets for senior citizens will be directly linked to Aadhaar or Unique Identification (UID) cards on a mandatory basis for availing concessions at both counter and e-tickets.

However, such a requirement will be optional during January-March 2017.
implement Aadhaar-based ticketing system for senior citizens in a two-phased manner.

Accordingly, from January 1 to March 31, 2017, requirement of Aad
haar verification for getting concessional tickets for senior citizens will be on a voluntary basis.

From April 1, 2017, such a requirement would become mandatory.

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