Aadhaar not mandatory for booking rail tickets: Govt
There is no proposal to make the Aadhaar number compulsory for booking tickets for rail journey, Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday. "However, with effect from January 1, 2017, the requirement of Aadhaar verification for getting concessional railway tickets for senior citizens has been introduced on a voluntary basis," he added. 