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| Circular number | CC-43 of 2014 |
|---|---|
| File number | no. 2001/TG-I/P/IRCTC |
| Date | 2014-10-13 |
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | reservation |
Reservation on Bulk Booking (7) No Permission shall be granted for group booking unless purpose of the journey
मुख्य वाणिज्य प्रबंधक का कार्यालय, Office of the Chief Commercial Manager, यात्री faqurt/Passenger Marketing, मूर मार्केट wieteAA/Moore Market Complex, दूसरी मंजिल/200 Floor, चेत्रै/(८#610081-600 003. दक्षिण रेलवे © Rly. : 20212, 20213, 20297 SOUTHERN RAILWAY email : cospm@sr.railnet.gov.in C.625/PRS/BULK RESERVATION 17.12.2019 Sr. DCM/MAS, MDU, PGT, TVC, SA, TPJ Sub: Reservation on Bulk Booking. Ref: (1) Railway Board letter no. 98/TG/I.20.P dated 06.10.1999 (2) Railway Board letter no. 98/TG-I/20/P/Pt.| dated 20.08.2004 (3) C.625/PRS/Reservation Policy dated 03.04.2012. (4) Railway Board letter no. 2001/TG-I/P/IRCTC dated 13.10.2014. KkKKK Railway Board have time and again issued instructions vide references above, with regard to Bulk reservation and have authorized Zonal Railways to delegate the powers for group reservation at various levels and to impose local restrictions on Bulk reservation to curb any malpractice. Accordingly, detailed guidelines were issued by this office vide reference (3) above.. As per the extant instructions issued by this office, at any time, group booking permission was not granted for more than 50% of the berths available in case of second/sleeper class and 1/3" of the berths available in case of all other classes in all Mail/Exp/ Rajdhani/ Shatabdi/ Duronto/ Garib Rath and various other trains introduced from time to time. However, this restriction was withdrawn on trial basis for a period of six months from 01.06.2019. Based on the feedback received from various divisions in this regard and in adherence to Railway Board instructions, the following instructions are issued which will supersede the, previous guidelines/instructions issued by this office: (1) Group booking will be permitted from 09.00 am. i.e one hour after the opening of reservation on ARP (CC-43 of 2014 -F/80) at major locations only. (2) Group booking may be permitted to bonafide passengers travelling in group viz. Marriage parties, students, pilgrims, sports, cultural troops etc. (3) Group booking permission can be granted in all classes and irrespective of reservation status like accommodation available or RAC or Waitlist. (4) Persons applying for group booking should apply directly to the competent authority and not through any travel agents. This provision will not be applicable for the reservations sought in favour of Foreign Tourists/NRIs. (CC-25 of 2004 - F/76). (5) There will be no more ceiling imposed on Bulk reservation. Scanned by CamScanner (6) Also, the competency and limit Stands withdrawn. Henceforth permitting Bulk reservation. currently in vogue for permitting bulk reservation CRS/SM is authorized with the responsibility of (7) No Permission shall be granted for group booking unless purpose of the journey IS specified. The names, age, sex of all the passengers and the address and purpose should invariably be furnished at the time of seeking permission. (8) While permitting bulk booking, CRS/SM shall ensure that there is no cornering of berths by unscrupulous elements in the pretext of bulk bookings. (9) The group booking for return journey also may be permitted at the same reservation office, irrespective of PRS on which the train is defined. For all purpose, return journey shall be treated as a separate journey and all the formalities shall be complied with. (10) A register may be maintained as record in which particulars of the parties to whom permission is granted should be recorded for any enquiries becoming necessary at a later stage. (11) Specimen format for register for group booking to be maintained by CRS/SM is given below: T.No/Dte Name of the head of the Address and Tel no. & oO = G <¢ te ठ 0 Zz Sign of Head of party Sign of Rly official (12) While permitting bulk booking, the CRS shall affix his seal and signature on the reservation application form and the attached passenger name list (in all pages). He shall indicate the bu'k booking counter number in case of more t
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