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If you also travel by train, then this news is very important for you. A relief news is coming out for crores of passengers traveling by train. Indian Railways may soon reduce or completely eliminate the clerical charge on ticket cancellation. Railways is currently considering these options.
When you book tickets and your name is in the waiting list and you cancel the ticket, you do not get the full refund of that ticket. Railways deducts a small fee as clerical fees. This fee is fixed according to different coaches. In such a situation, passengers have to face double hit. Either the railway ticket is not confirmed and the railway cancellation charge. They do not even get full refund. If the clerical charge on railway ticket cancellation is completely forgiven. If the Railways takes this decision, then the passengers will get great relief.
For information, let us know that due to increase in online ticketing, the expenses of the railway are decreasing. In such a situation, the railway is thinking of giving relief to the passengers. Currently, passengers have to pay a clerical charge from 30 to 60 rupees. This charge varies from different coaches and classes. AC class has to pay 60 rupees as a clerical charge. At the same time, for second class, reservation has to be paid 30 rupees.
For the last few days, there are many discussions about the charge after ticket cancellation. If the waiting ticket is not confirmed then it automatically canceled. Some of them are cut off and the remaining money is returned. People have also complained about this several times. Why does Railways charge on tickets that you have not canceled? Passengers have raised this question. Booking tickets from the IRCTC portal also costs these charges. So will the Railways change in future? It will be interesting to see.