The IRCTC share sale will happen on a separate window of the inventory exchanges on December 10 and December 11. Solely retail traders shall be allowed to position their on December 11. As of September 30, the federal government had held 87.40% stake in IRCTC which went public final yr.

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IRCTC, a public sector enterprise (PSU) of the Ministry of Railways, is the one entity approved by the Indian Railways to offer catering providers to railways, on-line railway tickets and packaged consuming water at railway stations and trains in India.

IRCTC shares had hit a 52-week excessive of ₹1,995 in February this yr earlier than falling to ₹774.85 in March amid the pandemic-induced selloff in fairness markets.

IRCTC had reported a 67.3% droop within the internet revenue to ₹32.63 crore for its second quarter ending 30 September, 2020 as in comparison with ₹99.82 crore, a yr in the past.

The corporate’s income from operations in the course of the quarter fell 83% to ₹88 crore in comparison with ₹533 crore in the identical quarter, final yr.

In all, the promoter Authorities of India will promote 3.2 crore shares, which is predicted to garner ₹4,374 crore for the exchequer starved of funds because of the COVID-19 disaster.

The federal government at the moment holds 87.40 per cent stake in IRCTC.

IRCTC, the one entity authorised by Indian Railways to offer catering providers, on-line railway tickets and packaged consuming water at railway stations and trains in India, was listed on the inventory exchanges in October 2019. The corporate had raised ₹645 crore by the IPO.