Go-India Smart Card scheme

Go-India Smart Card scheme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)

(RAILWAYBOAD)

No. 2005/TG-I/I0/CR/Smart Card Pt.1.Go India

New Delhi, dated 19.11.2015

The General Managers, All Zonal Railways.

MD/CRIS,

Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

(Corrigendum     to Commercial    Circular    No.4   of 2015)

Sub:  Go-India   Smart   Card   scheme.

At present, only non-concessional tickets can be booked through  Go-India Smart Card. Further,  Tatkal  booking  and Advance  Reservation   Period  (ARP)  booking  are also not permitted  during  the first two hours  of opening  of reservation  against  Go-India  Smart Card.

With   a view  to  encourage   usage  of  Go-India   Smart   Card,  the  matter  has  been re-considered   and it has  now been decided  to modify  and substitute  Para  1.9 and Para  1.12 as under:-

Para   1.9 All concessional   bookings shall be allowed through Go-India smart card except military   warrants/   vouchers   and passes.   However,   in such cases, Go-India   smart card holders  shall not get the discount  of 5% on purchase  of the UTS-ATVM   tickets.

Para   1.12 Tatkal and opening day ARP booking shall be allowed against Go-India Smart Card subject to limitation of one transaction per day.

This issues with the concurrence   of the Accounts   and Finance Directorates   of the Ministry of Railways.

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(Vikram Singh)
DPM/Railway Board

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(N.C.Jain)
DDF(C)/Railway Board

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(Vivek P Tripathi)
DF(A)/Railway Board

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