Aadhaar-PAN linking online plan coming to IRCTC; will connect with login data of passengers to stop railways ticket book | Tech News

Aadhaar-PAN linking online plan coming to IRCTC; will connect with login data of passengers to stop railways ticket book

The DG said that 56,318 children have been rescued from 2017 up to May, and 976 children have been rescued from traffickers from 2018 up to May.

By: HT TECH
| Updated on: Aug 21 2022, 18:16 IST
Aadhaar-PAN link
Aadhaar-PAN link (MINT_PRINT)
Aadhaar-PAN link
Aadhaar-PAN link (MINT_PRINT)

In a big initiative, an online route for IRCTC has been taken to stop railways ticket booking racket. An Aadhaar-PAN linking online initiative is in the works that will connect to the login data of passengers when they book tickets on the portal. In fact, not just Aadhaar card and PAN card, IRCTC is even looking at linking the same to passports or other identifying documents of passengers. All of this will happen on the ticket booking IRCTC website. This was revealed on Friday by Railway Protection Force (RPF) Director General Arun Kumar. In a press briefing, he indicated that the online initiative was required as earlier action against touts was based on human intelligence, which had little or no impact on the ground.

"We are trying to plug it. The future is that eventually we have to link login of ticketing with some identity card either PAN or Aadhaar or any other proof, the number of which the passenger can (use to) login so that we can end touting," Kumar told PTI.

"This is our future plan. We have to create a network first. We have almost done our work with Aadhaar authorities and we are doing the same with other identity cards. The moment the system is in place we will start using it," he said.

On the other initiatives taken earlier, Kumar said that action against touts was started in October-November 2019, and against illegal software from December in the same year. This has ensured that, till May 2021, 14,257 touts were arrested and tickets worth 28.34 crore seized.

Among some other recent initiatives and successes, Kumar said that the RPF has played an important role in the rescue of children and child help desks manned by nominated NGOs are functional at 132 stations till 2020, he said.

The DG said that 56,318 children have been rescued from 2017 up to May, and 976 children have been rescued from traffickers from 2018 up to May.

On luggage recovery, he said 22,835 cases, from 2019 up to May 2021, of leftover luggage containing items valued 37.13 crore have been restored to their rightful owners.

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First Published Date: 26 Jun, 17:35 IST
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