Types of Reservation Quotas in Indian Railways

Types of Reservation Quotas in Indian Railways

Ministry of Railways
Categories of Reservation Quotas in Indian Railways

With a view to cater to requirements of different categories of passengers served by Indian Railways, available reserved accommodation is distributed broadly under following types of reservation quotas:

SL. NO.	QUOTA	QUOTA CODE	AVAILABLE FOR	ONLINE BOOKING
1.	General	GN	General Public	Yes
1.	कोई भी टिकिट बूक कर सकता है
2.	Tatkal	TQ	General Public	Yes
2.	कोई भी टिकिट बूक कर सकता है
3.	Premium Tatkal	PT	General Public	Yes
3.	कोई भी टिकिट बूक कर सकता है
4.	Parliament House	PH	Hon’ble Members of Parliament	No
4.	वर्तमान और भूतपूर्व मेंबर ऑफ पार्लियामेंट
5.	Ladies	LD	Female passenger travelling alone or in a group of female passengers	Yes
5.	1. कोई महिला अकेली या 3 साल से कम उम्र के बच्चे के साथ या महिलाओं के ग्रुप में यात्रा कर रही हो। 2. इंडियन रेल्वे की ज़्यादातर trains होता है और केवल स्लीपर क्लास मे उपलब्ध है। 3. हर ट्रेन में कुल 6 सीट होती है और सभी सीट एक साथ होती है। 4. सीट बुक करने के लिए फोरम पे "Ladies Quota" लिखना होता है या फिर ऑनलाइन "Ladies Quota" चयन करके टिकिट बुक कर सकते है । 5. इस श्रेणी में कन्फ़र्म टिकिट ही मिलती है , कोई RAC/WL नहीं होता । सभी 6 सीट बुक होने के बाद "Not Available" Show करता है।
6.	Senior Citizen	SS	Combined quota for senior citizens, female passengers above 45 years & pregnant women	Yes
6.	It is actually LOWER BERTH Quota. 1. Senior Citizen (only Indians — Male above 60, Female above 58), 2. Woman passengers aged 45 or above and 3. Pregnant Woman
7.	Foreign Tourist	FT	Foreigners	Yes
7.	1. Foreign Tourists (including NRIs) holding a valid passport can now avail the IRCTC Foreign Tourist Quota facility to book railway tickets online. 2. According to the ticketing arm of the Indian Railways, international users can book tickets under the IRCTC Foreign Tourist Quota up to 365 days in advance.
8.	Defence	DF	Defence Personnel	No
8.	1. It is the reserve seats quota in INDIAN RAILWAY for INDIAN ARMED FORCES which Army Navy and Airforce persons and their family can utilise by MCO (MOVEMENT CONTROL OFFICE at railway station. 2. By Defence quota there are some seats reserved in 1A, 2AC, 3AC and sleeper class of INDIAN RAILWAY but defence person only get confirmed seat when he she is having waitlist ticket and for confirm ticket through MCO it will confirm the seat
9.	Cancer Patient	CP	Cancer Patients	No
9.	1. In case of a cancer patient or patients with any other deadly diseases, tickets are issued under Medical Emergency. 2. A form has to be filled in order to get the concession from IR and also berth will be allotted to the patient and one person accompanying the patient. 3. The tickets will be issued even on the travel date.
10.	Physically Handicapped	HP	Divyangjan	Yes
10.	1. Divyangjan Quota formerly known as physically handicapped quota is meant for the physically challenged passengers. 2. Two sleeper class berths is earmarked in all trains running for handicapped persons performing their journey on handicapped concession ticket.
11.	Duty Pass	DP	Railway employees	NO
11.	Serving/retired Railway employees travelling on Duty/Privilege/Post retirement complimentary passes etc. in specified trains
12.	Railway Employees	RE	Railway employees	NO
12.	Designated Railway employees travelling on Duty in trains
13.	Yuva	YU	Unemployed Yuva	NO
13.	1. It is a quota of seats reserved for unemployed "youth" between the ages of 15 and 45 and can be availed only by producing a certificate issued under National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREGA) as proof of unemployment. 2. The Yuva Quota is available on only TWO trains on the Indian Railways network. 3. These are the 12247/48 Bandra-Nizamuddin- Bandra Yuva Express and the 12249/50 Howrah-New Delhi-Howrah Yuva Express, both weekly. 4. These trains have full Air-Conditioned sitting accommodation with 3x3 seating on both sides
14.	Emergency	HO	Urgent travel requirement of Government Officials	No
14.	1. HO quota is available for any Government Servants one who can prove the urgency of the travel. 2. The discretion of the Chief Reservation Supervisor and the staff in charge of chart finalisation plays an important role. 3. One has to apply for release of HO quota and submit the application to the CRS on the morning of the date of journey.

While booking reserved tickets through the website of Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation(IRCTC), passengers can book tickets under General Quota, Ladies Quota, Foreign Tourist Quota, Premium Tatkal Quota, Tatkal Quota, Senior Citizen Quota, and Physically Handicapped (Divyangjan) Quota. In addition to the above quotas, accommodation can also be allotted under Reservation Against Cancellation(RAC) & Pooled Quota while booking reserved tickets through website of IRCTC. These reservation quotas constitute approximately 94% of total reserved accommodation available on Indian Railways, which can be booked both through internet as well as through computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) of Indian Railways.

To avoid any misuse, this facility is generally not extended for those quotas which require prior physical verification of documents. However, recently this facility has been extended to persons with disability, Press correspondents and Defence Personnel. Extension of such facilities to different categories of passengers is a continuous and ongoing exercise.