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IRCTC Train Ticket Booking Rules: Nowadays most people use IRCTC website and app to book tickets online. Through this, it is easy to plan the journey as per your convenience from home and book train tickets. However, people are often confused about how many tickets can be booked using personal ID through IRCTC? Can you go to jail for booking someone else's ticket using IRCTC's personal ID? Can you book and sell tickets using your personal ID through IRCTC?
Here we are going to tell you about the rules of ticket booking on IRCTC, which is very important for you to know. If you violate these rules of IRCTC, you may get into trouble. So let's know…
First of all, let us tell you that if you are an IRCTC user, then you can book tickets with your personal ID not only for yourself but also for your friends, family members or your close ones.
You can book a maximum of 12 tickets per month
IRCTC has said many times regarding e-ticket booking that as per the rules of the railways, an IRCTC user can book a maximum of 12 tickets every month from his personal ID (IRCTC ticket booking limit). For this, the user's IRCTC ID must be linked to the Aadhaar card. Apart from this, if any of the people traveling apart from the user is an Aadhaar certified user, then you will be able to book a maximum of 24 tickets every month from your personal ID.
Will you go to jail if you sell a ticket after booking it?
Under Section 143 of the Railway Act 1989, if you are found selling tickets after booking them online on IRCTC's app or website using your personal IRCTC ID, you may have to go to jail. That is, you cannot do business by booking tickets using your personal ID. Otherwise, strict action can be taken against you. However, there is no restriction on booking tickets for your relatives and friends.