Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is an Indian public sector undertaking company. It provides ticketing, catering, and tourism services for the Indian Railways. The IRCTC was put up on 27 September 1999. It was originally and completely owned by the Government of India. It was operated under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways. Later it has been listed on the National Stock Exchange since 2019, after the Government reduced the percentage of the ownership to the company itself.