Ministry of Railways have decided that Photo Identity Cards of Press Correspondents should be revalidated for a further period of six months i.e. upto 30th April, 2014. Renewal of photo identity card which has expired or is due to expire within three months, will be done on production of a fresh certificate issued to press correspondent by Press Information Bureau and other competent State/District level authorities. on production of the certificate, Zonal Railways will revalidate the identity cards upto 30/04/2014.
Further, Ministry of Railways have decided to issue New Photo Identity Card to Press Correspondents which will be effective from 1st May, 2014. The photo identification card will be issued on production of the certification by the Press Information Bureau and other competent State and local authorities. The photo identity cards will be issued only in favour of a single correspondent, by name, from the station serving the Capital/Headquarter. The press correspondent has to approach specified Station/Reservation office station along with certificate issued by PIB/other competent authority and one additional self attested photo (to be affixed on Photo Identity Card). The Photo Identity Card will be issued to the accredited Press Correspondent by name, affixing the self attested photo with all particulars. The validity period will be mentioned in the Identity cards.
Photo Identity cards are not transferrable and must be used only on journeys connected with bonafide Press work by the correspondent in whose name they have been issued.
In the event of the transfer, dismissal or death of a Correspondent in whose favour a photo identity card is issued, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, New Delhi/State Government/District Administration concerned may immediately inform the office or station which originally issued the Identity card. on receipt of such information Zonal Railways will initiate action to block the concerned alpha numeric serial number in the UTS/PRS software/system.
LIST OF STATIONS ISSUING THE PHOTO IDENTITY CARDS
(Western Railway)
| Correspondents accredited to | Station/Reservation Office |
| 1.Headquarters of Government of India | IRCA, New Delhi |
| 2.States | |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal/Gwalior |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai CST, Mumbai Central & Nagpur |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur |
| 3.Districts | Station serving the district Headquarters |
