Tatkal Scam

From July 2025, Indian Railways is rolling out major changes to the way Tatkal tickets are booked. The goal is to curb misuse, prevent fraud, and ensure that real passengers—not touts—get a fair shot.

Digital verification step is expected to significantly misuse of train ticket quota by touts and unauthorised agents

IRCTC faces criticism as 70 per cent fail to get Tatkal tickets; passengers increasingly rely on agents and call for reforms amid widespread booking issues

The 19 websites included myrailinfo.in, www.tatkalaap.com and www.tatkalsoftservice.com, according to a statement

Sources said the softwares work on "auto fill" system where details of large number of ticket seekers are entered and kept ready even before Tatkal bookings open on the IRCTC website