Fraud With Tatkal Scheme and Prevention Measures
Controller Auditor General has notified that there is apt proof of misuse of the Tatkal scheme via manual intervention. The website goes down at 8 am sharp daily for a few minutes and reopens after a few minutes. By that time all Tatkal tickets are sold out.
On 29 June 2012,V.K.Gupta, Northern Railway General Manager stated that dedicated counters with separate time slots are planned for tatkal reservations soon to prevent misuse of the scheme.CCTVs will also be provided for keeping an eye on tatkal ticket seekers.
As a preventative measure and in order to improve the delivery of tatkal tickets to passengers, the Ministry of Railways has changed the timings of tatkal bookings from 8 AM IST. Beginning July 10, 2012, tatkal booking, for all the trains, will open at 10 am, on the previous day of journey, at the train's originating station, instead of 8 am. Besides, tatkal bookings will be closed for agents for initial two hours. No authorised agents, including agents of IRCTC and others, will be allowed to book tatkal tickets from 10 am to 12 pm..
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