Railways says that this will tighten the noose on ticket brokers and common passengers will be able to get tickets easily. If you have not done Aadhaar linking yet, then complete this process soon.

IRCTC has announced that from July 1, 2025, Tatkal tickets will be available only to those users whose Aadhaar number has been linked and authenticated with an IRCTC account. The purpose of this new policy is to bring transparency in ticket booking and to stop bot/agent based booking. Services will run smoothly only when users complete Aadhaar linking and verification before time.

Linking Aadhaar with IRCTC is very easy

Linking Aadhaar with IRCTC account is very easy. For this, first login to IRCTC website or mobile app. After logging in, go to the "Account" section and click on "Authenticate user" or "KYC" option. Here you will see the option to link Aadhaar and PAN card. After this, click on Aadhaar and enter the 12 digit Aadhaar number and generate OTP.

The OTP will come on the mobile number linked to your Aadhaar. As soon as you fill this OTP, your Aadhaar will be successfully linked. If there is a difference in the name or date of birth in your Aadhaar and IRCTC account, the system will alert and the linking may fail. In such a situation, first of all you should get your data corrected.

So many tickets can be booked in a month

Under the new system, a maximum of 24 tickets can be booked in a month. Earlier this limit was only 12 tickets without Aadhaar linking. Also, from July 15, 2025, OTP verification on the mobile number linked to Aadhaar will also become mandatory at the time of ticket booking. This rule will apply to online booking, PRS counter and agent booking.

Linking Aadhaar is mandatory!

Railways says that this will tighten the noose on ticket brokers and common passengers will be able to get tickets easily. If you have not yet done Aadhaar linking, then complete this process soon, otherwise it may be difficult to book Tatkal tickets after July 1.