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Last month, the Railway Board gave its approval to the IRCTC to restore the service charges.The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism
Corporation (IRCTC), the e-ticketing arm of Indian Railways, has restored service charges on online ticket bookings
IRCTC now charges a fee of Rs 15 and Rs 30 for booking railway tickets online for non-AC and AC classes, respectively
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) are applicable separately over these charges
For AC classes, the service charge stands at Rs 20 per ticket on bookings done via UPI or BHIM apps.1
IRCTC had made a "detailed case" for the restoration of service charges and the matter had been examined by the "competent authority".2
It said that the finance ministry had contended that the service charges waiver was a temporary one and that the railway ministry could
The convenience fee on online tickets bought through IRCTC was waived three years ago to promote digital payments in the country.5
Tickets on internet can be booked from 00:20 hrs to 23:45 hrs on all days, according to IRCTC website- irctc.co.in
A maximum of 6 tickets can be booked by an individual user in a month via IRCTC's website/app
However, the ceiling limit has been raised to 12 tickets for the individual users, where accounts are verified through Aadhaar ID and one of
the passengers in the ticket booked is verifiable through Aadhaar.Get Breaking news, live coverage, and Latest News from India and around
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