Indian Railways: Printed Tickets Now Mandatory for Unreserved Travel to Combat AI Fraud

• Indian Railways mandates printed copies for unreserved tickets; mobile display no longer accepted.
• New rule aims to prevent fraud, especially fake tickets generated using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
• AI tools can create convincing fake tickets, making identification difficult for ticket examiners.
• Incident on Jaipur route revealed students using AI-generated fake tickets, prompting the change.
• Rule applies to unreserved tickets from UTS, ATVMs, ticket counters; reserved e-tickets and MT-CUT are exempt.

Why It Matters: Unreserved tickets must be printed; mobile display is no longer valid due to AI fraud concerns.