Mr. Pradeep Kumar,
The post relates SS quota.
You are lucky that many times you travelled but never been charged or tte's never asked for age proof . Under which quota tickets ? This is recently added specific quota.
In a way, thank that you also agree that by rules, you are supposed to carry age id proof but mostly...
more... it will not be asked by the TTE. Can you definitely say that TTE's will not ask to you in future also. Can we ask passengers ( 45+ females / 60+ males alone travelling) to take such avoidable risk and ask to be bold in arguments with TTE ? What are grounds with these passengers to argue with TTE except excusing and praying for waiver.
What does that mean ?
Is it good to advise passengers that Rules are there but no such age id proof is needed during journey as TTE's never ask ?
In case if it is asked, then what recourse those passengers have except arguments and prayer for waiver.
Is it possbile for a woman 45+ travelling alone to face such invited (but avoidable) tussles ?
If a woman of say 30-35 yrs books ticket by filling up age 45+ and gets ticket under SS quota, then is it the intention and logic of Rlys to allow such misuse by passengers ?
The SS quota is available for single traveller 45+ women and 60+ male only (single booking) and not family ticket bookings. In other bookings, this SS quota is not utilised and if any balance seats remaining under this quota, gets released to General WL passengers and no mention to the passenger from which quota, his/her tikcet got released.
This is by far, not advisable/suggested by me ( repeat ... by me) to those SS quota passengers for not carrying age id proof . You may be having different views. That's okay with me. I won't say you are wrong in your views.