New Tatkal ticket booking rules 2025: Indian Railways announces compulsory Aadhaar authentication from July 1; what it means for passengers
The directive additionally outlined restrictions for Indian Railways' authorised ticketing agents regarding Tatkal bookings.
New tatkal ticket booking rules from July 1: In a big move,
Indian Railways
has announced that from July 1, 2025 onwards, only Aadhaar authenticated users will be able to book tatkal train tickets. The Railway Ministry has issued a directive on June 10, 2025, to all railway zones, stating that this requirement aims "to ensure that the benefits of the Tatkal Scheme are received by the common end users.
"
The official communication specified that "With effect from 01-07-2025, tickets under Tatkal scheme can be booked through the website of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (
IRCTC
)/ its app only by Aadhaar authenticated users."
Furthermore, the ministry has stipulated that from July 15, 2025, passengers will need to complete an additional Aadhaar-based OTP authentication step for Tatkal bookings.
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New Tatkal Ticket Rules 2025 Explained:
From July 1, 2025, train tickets under the Indian Railways' Tatkal scheme will be exclusively available for booking through the IRCTC website or its mobile application only for passengers or users who have completed their
Aadhaar authentication
process.
Additionally, starting July 15, 2025, the ministry has mandated that travellers must undergo a supplementary Aadhaar-linked OTP verification process whilst making Tatkal reservations.
The directive additionally outlined restrictions for Indian Railways' authorised ticketing agents regarding Tatkal bookings.
These agents will face a prohibition on securing first-day Tatkal tickets during the initial 30-minute period of the booking window. The restriction applies from 10.00 am to 10.30 am for air-conditioned classes and from 11.00 am to 11.30 am for non-air-conditioned classes.
The Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) and IRCTC have received instructions from the ministry to implement required system alterations and relay these updates to every zonal railway division.
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