Provision for carrying of ID proof during journey on reserved tickets.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (Bharat Sarkar)

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Rail Mantralya)

(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. 2011/TG-l/20/P/Tatkal

New Delhi, dated 16-01-2012

Chief Commercial Managers,
All Zonal Railways
(including Metro railway, Kolkata).

(COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR No. 04 of 2012)

Sub:- Provision for carrying of ID proof during journey on reserved tickets.

   At present the passengers with Tatkal ticket and e-ticket are to carry original proof of identity during the course of railway journey. With a view to preventing the cases of travelling on transferred tickets, now it has been decided that any one of the passengers/the passenger booked on the tickets issued from computerised Passenger Reservation System(PRS) and internet(i-ticket), undertaking journey in AC-3 tier, AC-2 tier, Ist AC, AC Chair Car and Executive classes, will also have to carry any one of thc nine prescribed proofs of identity( in original) during the journey, and produce the same as and when required failing which all the passengers booked on that ticket will be treated as without ticket and charged accordingly.

2. The list of valid proofs of identity are as under:-

• Voter Photo identity card issued by Election Commission of India.

• Passport.

• PAN Card issued by Income Tax Department.

• Driving Licence issued by RTO.

• Photo identity card having serial number issued by Central/State Government.

• Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognized School/ College for their students.

• Nationalised Bank Passbook with photograph.

• Credit Cards issued by Banks with laminated photograph.

• Unique Identification Card “Aadhaar”

Source: www.indianrailways.gov.in