Now women will not have to stand in line outside the booking office for tickets, rather they will be given tickets first on the basis of priority. Higher officials have issued clear instructions in this regard to the employees of reservation center and general booking. Recently, there was a heated argument between the booking clerk and the passengers at the reservation center regarding this.
It is alleged that the booking clerk had asked the women to stand in line with the men. Angered by this, the passengers had complained to the higher authorities against the booking clerk. Its video was also circulated on the internet media.
Bhadohi station located in Varanasi-Janghai railway section may be at the top in terms of earning but there is severe lack of facilities. Due to shortage of staff, only one window is being operated for reservation and general tickets. Due to this, long queues of passengers form. During this time, if a woman comes to buy a ticket, the problem increases.
There is opposition to giving first tickets to women
Due to lack of separate arrangements, many times women have to stand in queues along with men. Whereas sometimes some passengers also start protesting against giving first tickets to women. A similar case was seen at the reservation center a week ago. Two women arrived together for tickets. To avoid giving tickets to other passengers, the booking clerk asked the women to stand in line. The passengers got angry about this and started shouting ‘Tu Tu Main Me Main’.
There is a provision to give tickets to women first
Station Superintendent BB Mishra says that at big stations there is separate booking for women but where single window is being operated. There is a provision to give first tickets to women on priority basis without standing in line. The concerned employees have been clearly instructed in this regard.