Surveillance for Avoiding Malpractices in Indian Railways The following steps are being taken by the Railways to ensure that touts do not lure away passengers:- I. Regular drives are conducted by Commercial, Vigilance and Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel against touts at Passenger Reservation System (PRS) offices, Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) locations and on trains to detect fraud and touting activities. These checks are intensified during peak rush/festival periods. Crime intelligence is also collected by RPF to check malpractices. Touts are apprehended and prosecuted as per Section 143 of Railways Act. Besides, to keep surveillance on possible activities of touts and to monitor the working of reservation counter, Closed Circuit Televisions (CCTVs) have been installed at important computerised PRS locations. II. Token system has been introduced at Reservation Counters at some Major railway stations. III. For undertaking journey in any reserved class, any one of the passenger has to produce any one of the prescribed original proof of identity failing which all the passengers booked on the ticket are treated as travelling without ticket. RPF staff are deployed at PRS centers from time to time to assist Commercial and Vigilance departments of Railways to prevent touting/undesirable activities at PRS centers. This Press Release is based on information given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Manoj Sinha in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 06.05.2016 (Friday).
