The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) invited bids for a project to explore how train reservation data, including possible personal details of passengers, can be monetised, triggering concerns of privacy. Officials in the Indian Railways are now considering dropping the plan, people aware of the matter said.
The plan, unveiled as a tender, called for consultants to study the data with an aim to generate a revenue of ₹1,000 crore.
Railways officials told HT that this may now be pulled despite the request for proposal (RFP) being issued. “Railways may not go ahead with the process due to issues related to data protection laws,” said an official, requesting anonymity.
