NEW DELHI: Railway minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that he is considering to stop the present practice of private vendors and agents for booking train tickets for passengers, who often promise confirmed tickets. Goyal said that these agents are no longer required when people can book tickets on mobile phone or can simply visit a common service centre for this.Replying in Lok Sabha to a discussion on the demand for grants of the railway ministry, Goyal said, "I feel there is no need of the current system of booking tickets through vendors and ticketing agents. I am considering to stop this. Today everyone has mobile phone and they can use it to book tickets. Those who need help can go to a common service centre where young people are eagerly waiting to help you book a ticket." He urged people not to book their tickets from any illegal sources.The minister highlighted how the ministry has cracked down on illegal agents and touts by arresting 104 persons who were selling illegal software to book tickets and 5,300 touts who were black marketing tickets. Even 884 booking vendors have also also been blacklisted.Goyal slammed the opposition, particularly Congress, which raised the issue of merger of railway budget with general budget. He alleged that the earlier Congress-led governments used to present separate railways budget only to mislead people and compared the earlier practice with a "balloon" only to attract "claps" in the House.The minister also highlighted how in its 166-year-long history, Indian Railways has for the first time not reported a single passenger death in this financial year as the government prioritised safety.