Modi government planning to shut down all railway ticket counters? Fact Check

Amid the news reports of IRCTC will sell passenger data to get RS 1000 crore profit, many social media users are claiming that the Indian Railway is intending to shut down all railway ticket reservation counters.

On August 19, 2022, the Uttar Pradesh Congress’ Twitter account posted a headline from Navbharat Times claiming the closure of all ticket reservation counters. The UP Congress’s Twitter account slamming the BJP government, said that by closing the railway ticket counter, the Modi administration also intends to swallow the remaining jobs in the railway industry.

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According to another news report by Zee Business, it claimed that The IRCTC is reportedly planning to shut down ticket counters soon. This plan would be implemented phase by phase.

Fact Check

Our team conducted research to check the authenticity of the claim made by The Congress Twitter handle and Navbharat Times.

In our research, we found that West Central Railway shared a tweet on August 18, 2022, to dispel the rumours, stating that no such action had been taken and that no such plan was being considered.

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Although the West Central Railway explicitly refuted the rumours shared by media, the Congress Uttar Pradesh Twitter handle purposefully republished the Navbharat Times news headline to deceive the public.

Claim	Modi government planning to shut down railway reservation counter
Claimed by	The Congress Uttar Pradesh Twitter handle
Fact Check	False

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