Railway Ticket Booking: The fight over train tickets has increased during festivals in India. In such a situation, if you want to get a confirmed ticket on the occasion of Diwali and Chhath, then take advantage of the IRCTC Vikalp Scheme.
As soon as the festive season starts, Railways runs many special trains, but still there is a fight for confirmed tickets. In such a situation, you can get a confirmed ticket through the Vikalp Scheme of IRCTC. Let us know what this scheme is.
This scheme was started by IRCTC in the year 2015. This scheme is also called Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme (ATAS). Through this scheme, Railways tries to provide more quantity of confirmed tickets to the passengers.
To use the Vikalp scheme, book train tickets on the IRCTC website. Select the option scheme while booking. You can select 7 trains under this scheme. After this, Railways will confirm your ticket in the train in which there is space.
Vikalp scheme increases the chances of getting confirmed tickets even during festival times.
