7th March, 2003
Ministry of Railways  


PRIVATIZATION OF TICKET RESERVATION SYSTEM


RAJYA SABHA

In order to facilitate Rail reservation and to improve customer service, Passenger Reservation System (PRS) terminals have been allotted to three Rail Travellers Service Agents (RTSAs) on an experimental basis in Mumbai area of Central Railway.

Customer Service is intended to improve with privatization of ticket reservations.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Bandaru Dattatraya in a written reply to a question from Shri Rumandla Rammachandrayya in the Rajya Sabha today