Hi friends, today we have brought you a new article related to IRCTC Vikalp Scheme 2020 launched by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation. This scheme is specially meant for those passengers who travel by Indian Railway ticket reservation but their seats are on the waiting list. To get information about the scheme, you have to scroll through the page and read the details given in this article. Please read the information very carefully and stay tuned with us for more updates in the future.
IRCTC Vikalp Plan 2020
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has launched the vikalp scheme. According to IRCTC Vikalp Scheme 2020, a passenger who seeks seat reservation but is not confirmed can opt for the option. The option option has included an optional train to assure a seat on the selected route. The choice option has not been confirmed to provide a seat in the alternate train. Seat confirmation depends on seat availability. The optional train departs between 30 minutes to 72 hours from the scheduled departure time of the original train in which you apply for seat reservation.
IRCTC Vikalp Scheme 2020 Overview
| Name of the scheme | IRCTC Vikalp Scheme |
| Announced by | Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation |
| Beneficial for | Passengers |
| Official website | https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search |
Features of IRCTC Development Plan 2020
The option option does not mean that passengers will be provided a berth in the alternate train
Passengers will get seats in the optional train based solely on the availability of seats.
Under this scheme, your boarding and termination stations can be converted to the nearest cluster stations.
The optional train departure time will be between 30 minutes to 72 hours of the original train time in which you apply for seat reservation.
If you choose vikalp option then check PNR status after charting
This scheme is applicable in all trains irrespective of waiting list passengers, booking quota and concession
Passengers can opt for the optional train 7 times
Passengers waiting for an alternate option will get an alternate train seat after charting the original train
There will be no extra charge from passengers for the option chosen in case of fare difference
No refund will be given to passengers for the option chosen in case of fare difference
Passengers can travel on alternate train to the right of optional ERS / SMS
If you choose the vikalp option once and optional train accommodation will be allotted to you, you are not allowed to board the original train.
This information is available on the web portal www.indianrail.gov.in at call centers (139), PRS inquiry counters, passenger operated inquiry terminals and stations.
Once you select the option and the railway allocates you an optional seat, the cancellation fee for the seat applies if you wish to cancel your journey as the railway will treat you as a confirmed passenger. .
After selecting the option plan, you cannot change it.
8 Things You Need To Know About This Scheme
- Suppose you have a waiting-list ticket for a train called Lucknow Mail, which leaves New Delhi to Lucknow at 10 am daily. The chart has been prepared, and your ticket shows the wait-listed # 32. Under the Vikas scheme, your ticket can be allocated to the next available train, which is going from Lucknow to Delhi, and leaves after 10 pm.
- Therefore, without paying anything extra, your ticket can be upgraded or transferred to another class under the option. Assuming that you have a sleeper class ticket for Lucknow Mail, which is wait-listed. Under Vikalp, your ticket can be upgraded to AC Superfast Express which leaves for Lucknow at 11.30. You do not need to pay anything extra for the upgrade.
- Therefore, theoretically, any ticket that is on the waiting list can now be used to travel in trains like Shatabdi or Rajdhani, at no additional cost.
- The Vikalp Scheme is only for tickets that have been booked through the IRCTC website. As soon as the chart is prepared, and if your ticket is wait-listed, you will receive an SMS, informing you about the activation of the option, and sharing your new train, coach and berth numbers.
- You have the option to either choose, and travel on another train, or cancel the existing ticket. In case of cancellation, the general rules apply to wait-listed trains.
- Once you choose the option, you can always upgrade to another higher class in the new train by paying the cost difference. For example, you had an AC3 ticket, but under the option, you got a sleeper class berth in a new train. Now, Okan says yes to the option, you can always upgrade to AC3 in the new train by paying a difference of amount (if berths are available). But the default allocation of tickets to a new train under Vikalp will be free of cost, and will be included in the cost of the original ticket.
- Now, when you say yes to Vikalp, and then you decide to cancel, the cancellation will be treated for a certified berth in the new train, not based on the wait-list ticket in the old train.
- Only passengers whose tickets are on the waiting list even after preparation of the chart will be eligible for the option. And, once you said yes to the option, you cannot board the original train, for which your ticket was issued on the waiting list.