Indian Railways has announced that it has extended the discount scheme on booking train tickets through Unified Payments Interface (UPI)/Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) at railway counters for another year till 12 June, 2022.
The Indian Railways decided to give a 5% discount on the total value of basic fare which is subject to a maximum of ₹50. For payments made through UPI, including BHIM, with a ticket value of ₹100 or more, the Railways decided to offer a 5% discount on the total value of the basic fare through the Passenger Reservation System (PRS) reserved counter tickets.
This mode of accepting payment for tickets was started in December 2017. However, Railway passengers can avail of this discount by booking the tickets at counters and not by booking online tickets.
In a statement, it said, “Railways has decided to extend the provision of 5% discount on the total value of basic fare on booking of reserved ticket through UPI (Unified Payment Interface) including BHIM application across computerized passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters up to 12 June, 2022.”
Step to book tickets through UPI/BHIM at railway PRS counters:
Step 1: Visit PRS reserved counter at a railway station.
Step 2: The passenger needs to opt to pay the price of the ticket through UPI/BHIM as payment option after which the person at the counter will select UPI as payment option and request the passenger’s Virtual Payment Address (VPA) and initiate the transaction in the terminal.
Step 3: The passenger will receive a payment request on his mobile to confirm payment.
Step 4: Pay using any BHIM UPI app.
Step 5: The passenger will have to confirm the payment message. After which the fare amount will be debited from the account linked to UPI.
