[ad_1] New Delhi: The government told the Rajya Sabha on Friday that as per the existing rules, waitlisted passengers are not authorized to travel in reserved coaches of trains. In a written reply to a question asked by Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said, 'The details of waitlisted passengers traveling in unreserved coaches or passengers found traveling unauthorized in reserved coaches are not maintained. ' Let us tell you that during festivals in India, there is a lot of fighting regarding reservation in railways. The number of waiting list passengers increases significantly.Sanjay Singh had asked for detailsSanjay Singh had asked the Minister to provide details of the total number of passengers in the country in the last three years who had to travel on waitlisted tickets due to non-availability of 'confirmed' tickets. he/she had also sought information about the efforts being made by the Railways for the convenience of waiting listed passengers.'...monitoring is done on regular basis'Vaishnav said, 'The status of waiting list of all trains operated under Indian Railways is monitored on a regular basis. To meet the additional demand, Railways also operates special trains during festivals, holidays etc. and provides additional seats in trains, both permanent and temporary, for various categories of passengers, including sleeper class coaches. ' [ad_2]
