GUWAHATI: The Indian Railways has decided to restore service charges on E-tickets bought through IRCTC from September 1.
According to the August 30 order issued by IRCTC, the IRCTC will levy a service charge of Rs. 15 per ticket for non-AC class and Rs. 30 for AC class, including first class.
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It is to be noted that Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be applicable separately.
Earlier, the service charges were withdrawn three years ago to promote digital payments, an initiative by the Narendra Modi-led BJP government.
Officials at IRCTC said that after service charges were discontinued, IRCTC saw a 26% drop in internet ticketing revenue in financial year 2016-17.
