Tatkal Reservation scheme came and a lot
of relief to passengers, who have to book in the last minute. Fortunately so
far I never got into this web, hope not in the future. Though I spent a number
of years, waiting for the EQ
quota to be cleared for my travel from Anand to Bangalore ( a pain to wait to
know your coach just a couple of hours before the journey) I could easily avoid
my trip from Bangalore to Chennai, lucky enough to get my reservations done in
a short notice.
Under this scheme like RAC, one is not
sure of the seats/ berths allotted, it may be in a serial order or in different
coaches, different bays. Even proper reservation done well in advance does not
guarantee seats in a serial order, what to expect in tatkal? It’s tiring and
sickening to spread the luggage in different places, and keep begging for exchange
of seats. All co passengers are not good Samaritans to oblige you.
For the reservations , IRCTC asks for the
numbers of your ID ., PAN, Voter’s, DL etc,. I have heard and thro mails, many
have insisted on not providing the PAN numbers while booking via tatkal , as there are chances of some
crooked minds misusing the numbers to start their venture in a benami way. Many
people hav also expressed their concern when they received the communication
from ITax department asking them to pay their taxes for the transactions they
have not done and the business they have not ventured into. The ID numbers are clearly misused as these are displayed in
the reservation charts.
Be cautious and take precautions.
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