Indian Railways Update: If you also cancel the ticket, then the railway has issued a big update. Before traveling in the train, you should also know about this update-
Train Ticket Cancellation: There is important news for those traveling by train. Many times it happens that you have to cancel your train ticket suddenly. If you also cancel the ticket, then the railway has issued a big update. There was a debate going on for a long time regarding the GST on ticket cancellation, on which clarification has been issued by the Railways.
What was said earlier
Let us tell you that according to the statement issued by the Ministry of Railways on 23 September 2017, the GST charged at the time of booking train tickets is returned to the passengers at the time of cancellation of the ticket. Railways had told that the GST collected at the time of booking is refunded along with the cost of the ticket.
On what is GST charged?
Railways has said that as per the refund rules, the amount of GST on cancellation/clerkage charge and cancellation/clerkage charge for AC and First Class is retained by the Railways. At the same time, GST is charged on this by the Ministry of Finance.
How much does it charge?
According to the information given by the Railways, if the AC class is canceled 48 hours in advance, Rs 240 is deducted from the ticket amount. Apart from this, Rs 120 is deducted from the amount of your ticket on sleeper class. At the same time, only Rs 60 is charged as cancellation charge in second class.
