Objective of Ticket Checking -
1. To ensure that every person travelling by Railway or entering railway premises has proper pass, ticket or an authority.
2. To ensure that tickets are issued as per prescribed rules.
3. Whether the accountal of tickets has been done properly or not.
4. To prevent leakage of railway revenue.
5. To increase earnings of railway.
6. To prevent corruption, frauds and embezzlements.
Types of Checks:-
1. Sectional Check: This check is arranged on a particular section for three days, or a minimum of
24 hrs., covering all trains. Ticket checking Staff is deputed in each coach of each train to ensure that no person is travelling without ticket or with irregular ticket therein. After the completion of check a report is prepared with following particulars:-
a. Total staff utilized.
b. Number of trains checked.
c. Number of passengers found without ticket.
d. Total amount recovered during the check.
e. Amount recovered through court.
f. Number of passengers imprisoned by the court.
g. Booking window earnings for the day of check, for the previous three days and corresponding days of last week.
2. Concentrated Spot Check:-This check is arranged at a station or spot concentrating large no of Staff, which includes Ticket Checking Staff, GRP, and RPF. Duration of check is 24 hrs. All passengers in the trains halting at that station will be checked. After the completion of check a report is prepared with following particulars:-
a. Total number of staff utilized.
b. Total number of trains checked.
c. Number of passengers without ticket
d. Total amount recovered during check.
e. Amount recovered through court.
f. Number of passenger imprisoned by the court.
g. Booking window earnings for the day of check, for the previous three days and corresponding days of last week. If the percentage of ticket less and other irregular travel is more than 3%, then that spot is declared as a Bad Spot. Prior to that it is mandatory to conduct three similar checks.
3. Employee Replacement Check: - This check is arranged with a view to judge the efficiency of ticket checking staff of a particular station. This check is conducted between two stations of a division. This check is conducted at those stations where ticket checking staff fails to achieve the requisite standard of earnings laid down. After completion of check a report is prepared in which the
working of station staff is compared.Similarly, Inter-Division checks are also arranged.
4. Magistrate Check: - This check is arranged with the help of magistrate with a view to effectively check ticket less travel. The persons apprehended are being tried and disposed off by the magistrate on the spot. After completion of check, a detailed report is submitted to DCM and a copy is given to the Magistrate.
5. Fortress Check: - In this check the entire station is condemned off, so that no person could exit from any place other than the authorised gates. In this check adequate Ticket Checking staff, GRP, RPF, and volunteers are deputed. On the basis of report of these checks, unauthorized entry gates are closed and number of Checking staff can be increased according to requirement.
6. Ambush check - This check is conducted to stop the misuse of Alarm chain Pulling. Ticket Checking Staff, GRP, RPF, & others railway employee are deputed in Civil dress on the spot where misuse of Alarm chain is often done. According to section 141 legal action will be taken against the passenger found misusing Alarm chain and passengers detraining at the spot.
7. Surprise Check by Road - Where it is known that ticket less or irregular travel is on a higher side or is done with connivance of staff, Ticket Checking Staff, RPF, GRP are taken by road to that particular spot and surprise check is conducted on a particular train. Secrecy is maintained about programme of this check.
8. Mid-Section Check: - This is a surprise check conducted by the Head Quarter Ticket Checking Squad in mid-section. The Ticket Checking Staff working in the train are replaced by the Head Quarter Ticket Checking Staff and rechecking is done. If irregularities are detected in working of TTE or Conductor, a report is submitted.
9. Massive Operational Checks: - These checks are conducted over a radius of 80 kms against ticket less and irregular travel for a duration of 3 to 6 days. The following checks are conducted over the area to be covered -
a. Check in running trains
b. Spot Check
c. Road Check
d. Ambush Check
e. MagistrateCheck
Services of 2 to 3 magistrates should be taken for disposal of cases under Railway Act 1989. Earnings of booking window should be recorded to show the impact of check over the area in which checks were conducted.
1. To ensure that every person travelling by Railway or entering railway premises has proper pass, ticket or an authority.
2. To ensure that tickets are issued as per prescribed rules.
3. Whether the accountal of tickets has been done properly or not.
4. To prevent leakage of railway revenue.
5. To increase earnings of railway.
6. To prevent corruption, frauds and embezzlements.
Types of Checks:-
1. Sectional Check: This check is arranged on a particular section for three days, or a minimum of
24 hrs., covering all trains. Ticket checking Staff is deputed in each coach of each train to ensure that no person is travelling without ticket or with irregular ticket therein. After the completion of check a report is prepared with following particulars:-
a. Total staff utilized.
b. Number of trains checked.
c. Number of passengers found without ticket.
d. Total amount recovered during the check.
e. Amount recovered through court.
f. Number of passengers imprisoned by the court.
g. Booking window earnings for the day of check, for the previous three days and corresponding days of last week.
2. Concentrated Spot Check:-This check is arranged at a station or spot concentrating large no of Staff, which includes Ticket Checking Staff, GRP, and RPF. Duration of check is 24 hrs. All passengers in the trains halting at that station will be checked. After the completion of check a report is prepared with following particulars:-
a. Total number of staff utilized.
b. Total number of trains checked.
c. Number of passengers without ticket
d. Total amount recovered during check.
e. Amount recovered through court.
f. Number of passenger imprisoned by the court.
g. Booking window earnings for the day of check, for the previous three days and corresponding days of last week. If the percentage of ticket less and other irregular travel is more than 3%, then that spot is declared as a Bad Spot. Prior to that it is mandatory to conduct three similar checks.
3. Employee Replacement Check: - This check is arranged with a view to judge the efficiency of ticket checking staff of a particular station. This check is conducted between two stations of a division. This check is conducted at those stations where ticket checking staff fails to achieve the requisite standard of earnings laid down. After completion of check a report is prepared in which the
working of station staff is compared.Similarly, Inter-Division checks are also arranged.
4. Magistrate Check: - This check is arranged with the help of magistrate with a view to effectively check ticket less travel. The persons apprehended are being tried and disposed off by the magistrate on the spot. After completion of check, a detailed report is submitted to DCM and a copy is given to the Magistrate.
5. Fortress Check: - In this check the entire station is condemned off, so that no person could exit from any place other than the authorised gates. In this check adequate Ticket Checking staff, GRP, RPF, and volunteers are deputed. On the basis of report of these checks, unauthorized entry gates are closed and number of Checking staff can be increased according to requirement.
6. Ambush check - This check is conducted to stop the misuse of Alarm chain Pulling. Ticket Checking Staff, GRP, RPF, & others railway employee are deputed in Civil dress on the spot where misuse of Alarm chain is often done. According to section 141 legal action will be taken against the passenger found misusing Alarm chain and passengers detraining at the spot.
7. Surprise Check by Road - Where it is known that ticket less or irregular travel is on a higher side or is done with connivance of staff, Ticket Checking Staff, RPF, GRP are taken by road to that particular spot and surprise check is conducted on a particular train. Secrecy is maintained about programme of this check.
8. Mid-Section Check: - This is a surprise check conducted by the Head Quarter Ticket Checking Squad in mid-section. The Ticket Checking Staff working in the train are replaced by the Head Quarter Ticket Checking Staff and rechecking is done. If irregularities are detected in working of TTE or Conductor, a report is submitted.
9. Massive Operational Checks: - These checks are conducted over a radius of 80 kms against ticket less and irregular travel for a duration of 3 to 6 days. The following checks are conducted over the area to be covered -
a. Check in running trains
b. Spot Check
c. Road Check
d. Ambush Check
e. MagistrateCheck
Services of 2 to 3 magistrates should be taken for disposal of cases under Railway Act 1989. Earnings of booking window should be recorded to show the impact of check over the area in which checks were conducted.
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