Tatkal booking 2 days prior!

NEW DELHI, JULY 20
The Railways on Monday announced that the Tatkal reservation on trains would open only two days before the journey instead of the past practice of the Tatkal tickets available five days in advance.
The new rule, announced by Railway Minister Mamata Bannerjee in her budget presented to Parliament early this month, comes into effect from July 29 when one can book Tatkal tickets only for journey up to July 31.
The advance reservation period under Tatkal scheme is being tapered from July 27 when one can buy the Tatkal ticket upto four days, that is for journey upto July 31. The period gets reduced to three days on tickets bought on July 28 and becomes two days from July 29.
For instance, the Tatkal tickets will, thereafter, be available for journey on or upto September 1 from July 30, for journey on or upto September 2 from July 31, for journey on or upto September 3 from September 1 and so on, an announcement by the Railways said.