TYPES OF RESERVATION QUOTAS IN INDIAN RAILWAYS MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS CATEGORIES OF RESERVATION QUOTAS IN INDIAN RAILWAYS With a view to cater to requirements of different categories of passengers served by Indian Railways, available reserved accommodation is distributed broadly under following types of reservation quotas: S.NO. QUOTA AVAILABLE FOR 1. General General Public 2. Tatkal General Public 3. Premium Tatkal General Public 4. Parliament House Hon’ble Members of Parliament (Sitting and Former) 5. Ladies Female passenger travelling alone or in a group of female passengers 6. Senior Citizen Combined quota for senior citizens, female passengers above 45 years & pregnant women 7. Foreign Tourist Foreigners 8. Defence Defence Personnel 9. Roadside General Public 10. Pooled General Public 11. Cancer Patient Cancer Patients 12. RAC(Reservation Against Cancellation) General Public 13. Physically Handicapped Divyangjan 14. Duty Pass Serving/retired Railway employ...