what is tdr in irctc

TDR in IRCTC stands for Ticket Deposit Receipt. It is a process of claiming a refund for a booked ticket that is canceled due to various reasons as mentioned under the Indian Railways guidelines. TDR can be filed for reasons such as train cancellation by Indian Railways, a passenger not traveling due to the train being more than three hours late, or if there is a difference in fare and the passenger has to travel in a class lower than booked. The TDR filing process involves submitting the original certificate issued by the ticket checking staff to IRCTC within a specified time frame, and the refund process can take at least 60 days or more. IRCTC provides the facility for online filing of TDR, and once the refund is received from the concerned Zonal Railway, IRCTC credits the amount back to the customers account. The TDR application requires the approval of the zonal manager, and the time period of refund differs depending upon the reason and may sometimes get rejected. Overall, TDR in IRCTC is a mechanism for passengers to claim a refund for their canceled train tickets under specific circumstances.