IRCTC Withdraws Tender for Hiring Consultant to Monetise Passenger Info

[IRCTC Withdraws Tender for Hiring Consultant to Monetise Passenger Info]( [The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation IRCTC has withdrawn a tender published earlier to hire a consultant to monetise the passenger data. The update was provided by a senior IRCTC official to the Congress leader Shashi Tharoor led parliamentary panel on Friday. The railway company announced the tender in the second half of this month. The tender garnered controversy over privacy concerns regarding monetisation of passenger and freight customer data. IRCTC has now informed that it is no longer pursuing the tender. According to a PTI report the IRCTC MD and Chairperson Rajni Hasija deposed before Shashi Tharoor led Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on Friday along with other officials.]( Â [Read more]( To Unlist [Click Here](