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IRCTC to bring back service charge on online ticket booking from Sep 1

Passengers may have to pay Rs 15 and Rs 30 for non AC classes and AC classes as service charge from September 1

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Indian Railways

Shine Jacob New Delhi
The big demonetisation sops for rail travelers on booking of online train tickets are set to end on September 1. 

The government has allowed the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to bring back service charge on online ticketing, as it plans to come out with the initial public offering (IPO) of its tourism and catering arm. To push online transactions after demonetisation, the ministry of finance had removed the charges levied by IRCTC on passengers for booking railway tickets online as service charge. The charges were Rs 20 per ticket for non-air conditioned (AC) classes and Rs 40

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