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New Delhi: From 1 December 2025, major changes will come into effect in regards to IRCTC Tatkal tickets, SBI ATM fee change, Mcash service discontinuation, GST return strictness and mobile caller name display. These updates will affect travelers, bank customers and businessmen.
Indian Railways has made major updates to the Tatkal ticket booking rules and made the OTP based system mandatory. This new rule will come into force from today i.e. 1st December and will be started with selected trains. Its objective is to prevent fake bookings and to give a chance to those passengers who really need to travel immediately but cannot get their ticket confirmed.
Railways has made OTP mandatory for Tatkal tickets from 1 December, which will start with the Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express. Booking will be completed only after entering the OTP sent to the registered mobile number while booking the ticket. Railways says that this will stop the use of fake mobile numbers and increase the chances of getting tickets to urgent and correct passengers. It will be implemented in all railway zones in the coming months.
The new system is not only limited to online booking but will be applicable to computerized railway counters, IRCTC website, mobile app and authorized railway agents. Railways believe that this arrangement will make the booking process more secure and transparent. The main objective of this change is to ensure the identity of travelers.
Indian Railways has advised passengers to keep their mobile number updated before booking tickets. The same number on which OTP is to be obtained should be active in the IRCTC account. One should avoid entering someone else's number during booking as it will not be possible to change the number after the OTP is sent. This step has been taken to prevent fake customer details.
Changes in the charges of SBI ATMs and Automated Deposit cum Withdrawal Machine Transaction (ADWM Transaction) will be implemented from December 1. Salary account holders will get only 10 free transactions, after which Rs 23 per transaction will have to be paid. The fee for non-financial transactions has also been increased from Rs 10 rupees Rs 11. A limit of 5 free transactions has been set for savings account holders. The bank says that this update has been made with the aim of improving service quality and enhancing digital payments.
SBI has decided to discontinue the Mcash facility available on YONO Lite and Online SBI. Customers will not be able to send or receive money through this feature from 1 December. The bank has advised customers to use options like UPI, IMPS, NEFT and RTGS. SBI says that this change was necessary for security and system improvement.
GSTN has announced that traders who have not filed returns for three years or more will not be able to file returns beyond December. This step has been taken to bring discipline in the tax system. Traders must first update the old returns, only then further filing can be made. This is expected to strengthen tax compliance.
The Department of Telecommunications is going to implement CNAP i.e. Caller Name Presentation System from 15th December. After this facility, when you receive a call on mobile or landline, the caller's real name will be displayed on the screen which he has entered in the KYC form. This will prevent fake and spam calls and reduce the need for apps like Truecaller. This is considered a big step towards strengthening the safety of consumers.
