Persons traveling on others' tickets in reserved accommodation are apprehended en route and charged by the ticket checking staff in the running trains, division-wise figures of such passengers are not segregated.

Regular and surprise checks are conducted by the Commercial and the Vigilance Departments at the reservation offices, at stations, and in trains. Persons, so detected travelling on others' tickets are charged as per rules. Railway staff, if found indulging in malpractices in connivance with touts, is taken up under the Discipline and Appeal Rules. Campaigns are also launched to educate the public to desist from purchasing tickets from unauthorized persons. Touting activities occur due to a gap between the demand and supply. To bridge this gap, special trains are run, new trains introduced and the run of the existing trains extended and their load augmented. In addition, the facility of e-ticketing has been introduced for easier booking of reserved tickets.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.