Emergency Quota in Railways - Urgent travel requirements of High Official Requisition (HOR)

In order to meet the urgent travel requirements of High Official Requisition (HOR) holders, which includes Central Government Ministers, Judges of Supreme Court of India, High Court of various States etc. and MPs/MLAs, VIPs & other emergent demands, who are on the waiting list, a limited number of berths/seats have been earmarked in different trains and in different classes. 

The quota is being released by the staff in accordance with the priority as per warrant of precedence and well established practice being followed since long. At the time of allotment of berths, preference is given for travel of high dignitaries. Thereafter, other requisitions received from various quarters are considered and the remaining quota is released taking into account the factors like status of passengers travelling, nature of urgency like travelling on Government Duty, bereavement in the family, sickness, job interview etc. 

In case of any exigency, a passenger with wait listed ticket can approach nearest emergency quota controlling authority, with a request for release of accommodation out of Emergency quota. The quota controlling authority can consider the request along with other such requests as per procedure mentioned above. 

Emergency quota for railway ticket confirmation - Recommendation of MPs

Emergency quota for railway ticket confirmation - Request forwarded by Members of Parliament in this regard...

The Railway Ministry has replied that the emergency quota is released in accordance with the priority as per warrant of precedence and well established practice being followed since long.

While the requests received from Hon’ble Members of Parliament for their self travel are complied with, in case of requests forwarded by them for other than self travel, at times, it is not feasible to accommodate all such requests when the demand exceeds the availability.