New Delhi. Most people now resort to online portals to book train tickets, but according to the rules of IRCTC, only 6 tickets can be booked in a month from one user ID. However, if you want, you can also deduct 12 tickets in a month.
Let us tell you that the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has given permission to book 12 train tickets in a month giving special facilities to the passengers. For this, first you have to link your Aadhar card with IRCTC account. The entire process is online and takes only a few minutes.
How to link Aadhaar
1. To link IRCTC with Aadhaar, first you have to go to http://www.irctc.co.in. After this, you have to sign in by entering all the login details.
2. Now you have to tab on the MY ACCOUNT option and click on the option of Link Your Aadhar. In which you will enter your name as per Aadhar card.
3. After that you will enter the details like your Aadhar number and Virtual ID in different fields.
4. Then go to the check box and press the Send OTP button.
5. After this you will get an OTP on the registered mobile number.
6. Then you will go and click on the Verify button after that. Then you will have to click on the Update button to complete the process of Aadhaar Verification.
7. Once the KYC is completed, your Aadhaar will be linked with IRCTC.
8. Then a confirmation link will also come on your screen for this. Once this is done, once again log out and login to the IRCTC site.
9. To check your Aadhaar, KYC status, you can go to IRCTC website and check it by going to Link Your Aadhar link on MY ACCOUNT option.
Know what to do next?
Talking about the process of booking tickets, after logging out, you can log in to the IRCTC website to check the train. After selecting the train of your choice, you will go to the booking and payment options. Here you can also choose the seat and class by choosing the train of your choice. After completing the process here, you will go to the passenger input page through the NEXT button. Where you will have to fill the details of the passenger. After that you complete the payment process.
