IANSHINDIUnion Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday stated that close to 80 per cent of reserved tickets in Indian railways are sold online.
The response from Vaishnaw came as a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
"Mobile application on various platforms is also available for booking reserved and unreserved tickets as well as provision of other railway services," ANI quoted Vaishnaw as saying.
The digitalisation of railway services and databases is an ongoing process.
"The information technology applications of Indian railways cater to transportation services (passenger and freight), fixed infrastructure (project, operations and maintenance), rolling stock (manufacture, operations and maintenance) and resource management (finance, materials and human resources)," he added.
Vaishnaw said that the digital initiatives and on-ground services are seamlessly integrated through well-documented instructions and manuals.
(With inputs from ANI)
The response from Vaishnaw came as a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
"Mobile application on various platforms is also available for booking reserved and unreserved tickets as well as provision of other railway services," ANI quoted Vaishnaw as saying.
The digitalisation of railway services and databases is an ongoing process.
"The information technology applications of Indian railways cater to transportation services (passenger and freight), fixed infrastructure (project, operations and maintenance), rolling stock (manufacture, operations and maintenance) and resource management (finance, materials and human resources)," he added.
Vaishnaw said that the digital initiatives and on-ground services are seamlessly integrated through well-documented instructions and manuals.
(With inputs from ANI)
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