IRCTC website would book over 7,000 tickets per minute

                                                    The upgradation of the IRCTC website is estimated to cost Rs 68.97 crore.
The IRCTC's website will book 7200 tickets e-tickets per minute in days to come. In written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, on Friday, minister of state for railways Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy said 'next generation' e-ticketing system is under developement by Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS). 

The website would have high performance and seamless access even at peak time and have high availability and business continuity, scalability to cater to future growth and security to prevent frauds and unauthorized access. The estimated cost is Rs 68.97 crore.