Digital India Initiatives by Modi Government

                                      Digital India Initiatives by Modi Government 

●      New checks on booking of e-ticket/i-ticket through IRCTC website introduced with a view to further prevent possible misuse. Under the new provisions a maximum of 6 tickets can be booked online by an individual user in a month on IRCTC website.

●       Cancellation of PRS counter tickets through IRCTC website and 139 introduced
●       Printing of Bar Code on Unreserved tickets introduced to Prevent Fraud.
●       International Debit and Credit Cards accepted for payment for e-ticketing through IRCTC website
●       India’s first High Speed Public Wi - Fi Service at Mumbai Central station inaugurated.
●       As on 27 December 2016, 98 Railway Stations are provided with High Speed Wi-Fi service..
●       Implementation of E-enabled Track Management System (TMS) & Mobile Application of TMS on Indian Railway and Track Inventory Management System inaugurated on Northern Railway.●       Hand Held Terminals given for TTEs
●       Paperless Unreserved Ticketing Mobile Application launched
●       E-booking of Disposable Linen on Trains launched
●     Works Module of Indian Railways E-Procurement System (IREPS) and Implementation of ‘e-Tendering in Works Contracts’ launched.●       Integrated (Facebook & Twitter) Social Media Platforms for grievance redressal launched.On an average 12000 tweets and 400 posts per day are received from Railway Ministry’s Twitter & Facebook accounts. Social Customer Relationship Management System has been launched to handle such large number of tweets/posts.
●       Railway Ministry’s Twitter handle has reached 2 million followers.
●       Go India Smart Card introduced on pilot basis in select sectors (New Delhi - Mumbai, New Delhi - Howrah) to facilitate Cashless transactions and to reduce the time taken at Booking Counters.
●       Hand Held Terminals for Booking of Unreserved tickets at Point of Sale launched at Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station
●       Website of National Rail Plan, 2030 launched.
●        Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendras (YTSKs) to install POS machines and accept payments through all banks debit/credit cards for issuing both reserved and unreserved tickets.
●       Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendras (YTSKs) & Jan Sadharan Ticket Booking Seva (JTBs)are encouraged to accept payments through other modes also like UPI, USSD, e-wallet, Aadhar enabled payments system.
●       5% Discount for booking of Retiring Room through digital means like using debit/credit cards introduced
●       0.5% discount in the base fare of season tickets (Monthly, quarterly, Half yearly, yearly) over suburban section has been granted in case the payment is made through digital means through debit card, credit card etc.