Aadhaar encouraged for booking, not compulsory: Railways

Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain has said that Aadhaar is not compulsory for booking tickets for a rail journey, but added that its use is encouraged. Adding that there was no proposal to make it compulsory, he said, "A reward scheme has also been introduced by IRCTC to incentivise linking of Aadhaar with user ID of IRCTC."