New Delhi/Mumbai: In a significant policy change, Indian Railways has started issuing a waiting tickets for a maximum of 25% of the total berths/seats in each category -AC1, 2, and 3, sleeper, and chair cars -like a train for separate quota for separate quota for separate quota. This uncertainty is aimed at reducing the passengers’ faces with non-confirmation tickets, reports of lamp dash and churning Mehta.Officials said CAP is being considered on issuing waiting -list tickets that in most cases about 20% -25% is confirmed by the time of confirmation. After a circular issued by the Railway Board, the Zonal Railways has started implementing it.Officials said that this decision has been taken in view of the people of uncertainty after booking the ticket and in view of that many people enter reserved coaches with a weight-listed ticket, said crourated trains, officials.Till now, the waiting list for AC1 was the maximum limit of ticket was 30 berths, the AC2 was 100, the AC3 was 300 and the sleeper was 400, which was according to the January 2013 circular. A Railway Ministry official said, “Booking and cancellation of various railway sector trains will decide the waiting list of tickets as per the pattern.” A senior Western Railway official said that the current practice of a large number of waiting-list tickets made a mismatch between the confirmed booking and the number of boarding trains of passengers.
