Addressing a popular demand of the city residents, the UT Administration on Thursday launched the facility of rail-ticket reservation at Sampark Centre in Sector 7 here.
The facility of rail reservation would be available from noon onwards till 8 pm from Monday to Saturday at Sampark Centre in Sector 7. The UT Department of Information Technology has enabled this service in collaboration with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation limited (IRCTC), New Delhi.
Besides setting up a seamless link with IRCTC’s internet ticketing service at the backend, the Department of Information Technology has also set up an arrangement of Rolling Deposit wherein, the ticket amount would be transferred to IRCTC’s account through NEFT (National Electronic Funds Transfer) in real time.
The facility was inaugurated by KK Sharma, Adviser to Administrator. Speaking at the occasion, Sharma said that this service would help the residents who do not have access to internet. Prerna Puri, UT Secretary IT said that this web-enabled service of rail-ticket booking at Sampark Centre, Sector 7 has been launched on pilot basis and based on the response it would be extended to other Sampark Centres in the city.