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Indian Railways has taken a big step to make ticket booking more transparent and safe. The Railway Ministry said on Monday that only those people will be able to book tickets for 15 minutes before the ticket booking starts from 1 October 2025, whose IRCTC account will be linked to Aadhaar. Meaning, if your account is not linked to Aadhaar, then you will not be able to take tickets in the first 15 minutes.
According to the Railways, it has been often seen that as soon as ticket booking starts, a lot of ticket agents and some wrong users block the seats, due to which the common passengers do not get tickets. Aadhaar authentication has been made necessary to stop this problem and give true passengers first. Railway officers say that this will increase transparency in the booking system and will benefit the right passengers. The 10 -minute restriction already implemented for agents will continue further.
How to check
- For this, first login on the IRCTC website or IRCTC mobile app.
- After login, go to My Account section.
- There you go to my profile and there you will get the option of Aadhaar KYC.
- If your Aadhaar is already linked, then KYC Verified or Aadhaar Verified will be written there.
- If there is no link, then you will get the option to enter Aadhaar number.
How to link Aadhaar from IRCTC account?
- Apart from this, even if your account and Aadhaar is not yet a link, you can still add them through these easy tips.
- First login to the IRCTC website/app.
- After that go to my profile and click on Aadhaar KYC.
- Now enter your 12 -digit Aadhaar number and press the submit button.
- After this, an OTP will come on your link mobile number. After this, OTP will do Phil.
- After successful verification, your account will be linked to Aadhaar and the message of Aadhaar verified will start appearing.