Railways to Implement e-Aadhaar Authentication for Tatkal Ticket Reservations
Introduction of e-Aadhaar for Tatkal Tickets
On Wednesday, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw revealed plans for the Railways to adopt e-Aadhaar authentication for booking Tatkal tickets.
In a post on X, he stated, “Bharatiya Railways will soon start using e-Aadhaar authentication to book Tatkal tickets. This will assist genuine users in securing confirmed tickets when needed.”
Bharatiya Railways will soon start using e-Aadhaar authentication to book Tatkal tickets.
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) June 4, 2025
This will help genuine users get confirmed tickets during need.
This initiative follows a viral post by Dr. A. Velumani, founder of Thyrocare, who shared an image on X claiming that the IRCTC website becomes unresponsive at 10 a.m. even when seats are available. He expressed his disbelief, stating, “Shocking. If it is true, it is betrayal. !!”
Shocking.
— Dr. A. Velumani.PhD. (@velumania) June 3, 2025
If it is true, it is betrayal. !! pic.twitter.com/bUkAXwNeTE
He further elaborated on X, sharing insights from his experience at Thyrocare, where they faced similar server load issues. Velumani suggested that if the IRCTC is indeed experiencing server problems from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., they should allow only a fraction of train bookings each hour to optimize server performance.
#IRCTC @IRCTCofficial @RailMinIndia @AshwiniVaishnaw @PMOIndia @amitabhk87
He urged others to retweet his message until the relevant authorities address the issue.
We too had similar chronic peak server load problem in #Thyrocare. We could not afford costly spare servers. But we solved it by staggering it. My managers were wise. 😂
— Dr. A. Velumani.PhD. (@velumania) June 3, 2025
If it is really server problem from 8 am to 6 pm allow 1/10 of trains booking every hour.
It is server… https://t.co/jLJBqQJoyq