New Delhi. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is a service of the Railways. Through this, it provides many facilities ranging from train ticket booking. With the help of IRCTC you can earn thousands of rupees every month. For this you do not need to go anywhere. For this all you have to do is become a ticket agent.
Just as clerks deduct tickets at railway counters, in the same way you will also have to deduct tickets and give them to the passengers.
Know how to apply?
First of all, to book tickets online, you will have to go to the IRCTC website and apply to become an agent. After that you will become an authorized ticket booking agent. Then you can book tickets. Agents get a good commission from IRCTC on booking tickets.
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How much commission do you get?
For any passenger, a commission of Rs 20 per ticket is given on booking a non-AC coach ticket and Rs 40 per ticket on booking an AC class ticket. Apart from this, one percent of the ticket price is also given to the agent. Another biggest advantage of becoming an agent of IRCTC is that there is no limit on booking tickets. You can book as many tickets as you want in a month.
Apart from this, there is also an option to book Tatkal tickets in 15 minutes. As an agent, you can book domestic and international air tickets apart from trains.
Earning can be up to Rs 80,000
There is no limit on the number of tickets agents can book in a month. Therefore one can book unlimited number of tickets in a month. Agents get a commission on every booking and transaction. An agent can earn a regular income of up to Rs 80,000 per month. Even if the work is less or slow, an average income of Rs 40-50 thousand can be earned.
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Will I have to pay this much fee?
If you want to become an agent for one year, then you will have to pay a fee of Rs 3,999 to IRCTC, whereas for two years this charge is Rs 6,999. At the same time, as an agent, you will have to pay a fee of Rs 10 per ticket for booking 100 tickets in a month, while for booking 101 to 300 tickets in a month, you will have to pay Rs 8 per ticket and for booking more than 300 tickets in a month, A fee of five rupees has to be paid per ticket.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : November 7, 2021, 05:18 IST