And Govt allowed International flights the only source of Corona input to India till 22nd March and shut down 130 crore for 21 days (may be increased) for those foreign visitor's SIN. We all had seen people touring foreign countries already under threat till 22nd March purely for FUN, some came back and even visited Secretariat (in Bengal), sang in Concert (that Singer who could even bring danger to Rastrapati Bhavan for contacts spreading. Could we put any of them behind bar? NO, instead some poor fellows going to even markets are now punished. There is no point in saying habitual BRAVO into everything. Still the lock-down is necessary and there is no doubt. But IRCTC FAILING to issue tickets beyond lock-down period is experienced by me 3 times today due to it's failure to link 3 different banks/cards which is another serious issue Indians are going to face. more
From all the measures taken by the authorities the Coronavirus appears to be deadlier than one can imagine. At the same time, it's a matter of pride that the public is responding very favourably and with responsibility. more
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has transformed rail travel for the common man in India. Its online ticket booking system, launched in August 2002, is a technological bo...
IRCTC’s Market Cap is Around ₹64,000 Crore Takes ₹20/30 Convenience Fee for Booking Cancellation Charges (₹60/Upto 50% of Ticket) Still App Crashes Often, Fai...
Spurred by the meaningful responses from the learned members on the Topic ''Restoration of ravel concessions for seniors'' Some more inputs : The idea of curbing the perks enjoyed by ra...
The withdrawal of senior citizens' travel concessions during the COVID-19 pandemic was a prudent measure at the time. It helped minimize travel and reduce the risk of infection, especially for a vu...
When government has 20 lakh crore to waive off of rich and regularly waiving off billions of loan this question is invalid that why the concession of rich should not be restores. There is no intent...
Before the covid, the senior citizens used to get 40-50% concession in the rail fares. But the railways stopped this concession giving the reason of covid. However even after 4 years of disappearan...
I actually thought it would work the other way — reducing tout activity! This is what happens when we book on the very first day of the 120-day advance booking window: waitlists st...
Whatever railway research say that when 120 days was there for advance booking people didn't cancel the ticket and other people didn't get the chance to travel. First Railways get advance payment...
Rail travel in India, esp during festivals, continues to be painful. The wait is endless, first for tickets, then for trains. Some delayed more than 10 hrs. Fancy VandeBharat 2 hrs late so far! No ...
Message from a friend Trains are late by 8-10 hours. I booked a train to go home for the festival, and the night before, I found out that the train was going to be 8 hours late. So, I c...
By Sneha Goyal
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