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IRCTC not a catchy name, we're looking for a new one, says Piyush Goyal

The minister said that even he finds it difficult to remember it sometimes and would be better to have a name that is easy to remember while browsing the internet

Piyush Goyal
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Piyush Goyal

Megha Manchanda New Delhi
Known for coming up with easy-to-remember names for numerous schemes and applications that he unveils, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday asked his department to come up with a new “catchy” name for IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation).

The minister said that even he finds it difficult to remember it sometimes and would be better to have a name that is easy to remember while browsing the internet.

The railway department will come up with some suggestions for the same and one of the officials suggested ‘railtravel’ as a possible name.

At one point, IRCTC was one

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