The number of new user IDs being added daily on the IRCTC website has dropped sharply to around 5,000 from nearly one lakh after the introduction of a stringent user identity verification system, officials said on Saturday.

According to a press note, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Indian Railways’ crackdown on ticket bookings made through fake identities is yielding positive results. Before the latest reforms were implemented, the IRCTC platform was witnessing the creation of close to one lakh new user IDs every day.

“Following the introduction of a stringent system to establish user identity and detect fake IDs, about 5,000 new user IDs are now being added daily on the IRCTC website,” the note said. Officials said the measures have already led to the deactivation of 3.

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