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| Circular number | Commercial Circular No. 17 of 2016 |
|---|---|
| File number | No. 2007/TG-1/20/P/ATAS |
| Date | 2016-04-11 |
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | train-services |
| Currency | Historical — likely superseded |
| Official PDF | indianrailways.gov.in |
Introduction of Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme (VIKALP) 1.2 It has been decided that all the passengers booked under this scheme will be
Government of India (Bharat Sarkar) Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya) (Railway Board) | . | . No. 2007/TG-1/20/P/ATAS New Delhi, dated 11.04.2016 Chief Commercial Managers, All Zonal Railways. (Commercial Circular No. 17 of 2016) Circular No. 17 of 2016 Sub: Introduction of Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme (VIKALP). Ref: 2007/TG-1/20/P/ATAS dated 14.10.2015 (CC No. 61/2015) & 2007/TG-1/20/P/ATAS dated 23.11.2015. With a view to provide confirmed accommodation to waitlisted passengers and also to ensure optimal utilisation of available accommodation, the Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme (ATAS) known as VIKALP was introduced as a pilot _ project on Delhi-Lucknow & Delhi-Jammu sectors on Northern Railways vide letters referred to above. ll Keeping in view the announcement made in the Railway Budget 2016-17 regarding expansion of this scheme, matter has been reviewed and it has been decided that VIKALP scheme may also be introduced on the following sectors in normal Mail/Express and Superfast trains except Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Duronto/Suvidha Express Trains :- . i. Delhi-Howrah ti. Delhi-Mumbai iii. Dethi-Chennai iv. Delhi-Bangalore v. Delhi-Secunderabad 1.2 It has been decided that all the passengers booked under this scheme will be given an option for getting alternate accommodation irrespective of the fact whether. the boarding/destination stations of the passenger are originating/terminating stations or road side station e.g. a passenger booked ex Delhi to Nagpur will be considered under VIKALP on Delhi-Chennai sector. Similarly, a passenger booked ex Nagpur-Chennai will also be considered on Delhi-Chennai sector, Initially this scheme will be available for shifting passengers across all category of trains except Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto and Suvidha Express trains or those trains where catering component is included in the fare. ~2|— \o sd we 3 13 1.4 coe ee DQ The.“VIKALP’ scheme in the above said sectors will be implemented asa pj)-t project-for a period of six months from the date of implementation CRIS will make necessary modifications in the software at the earliest under intimation to all Zonal Railways as well as to this office 2, 3. No. 2007/TG-U/20/P/ATAS Necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned. Wide publicity may be given to the features of this scheme through all possible means for information of general public. Director Passenger Marketing Railway Board . New Delhi, dated \1.04.2016 Copy forwarded to opy forwarded t 1. DAIQailways), New Delhi with 64 spares 2. FA&CAOs, All Zonal Railways Cc wm Bw . 10: 12, 13, Copy to fo: PH poe oe न (टन 5 and CCM/PSs, all Zonal Railways En AES gh लि » ADG/PR, EDV(T), EDFC, DF(C), PPS/F(C), OSD/TC, F(C) & V(SS) Branch of So रे ४९९४९ for Financial Commission er, Railways Railway Board MDP/IRCTC, Bank .of Baroda Building, Parliament Street; New Dethi General Manager/PRS-L, CRIS Chanakyapuri, New Delhi है Director Genetal, Professor/ Training & Professor/Commercial . Railway Statt College, Vadodara The. Principals, Zonal Training Centers, Central Railway,” Bhusaval, Eastern Railway, Dhanbad, Northern Railway, Chandausi, NE Railway, Muzaffarpur, NF Railway, Alipurduar, Southern Railway, Trichy, South Central Railway, Maula Ali, SE Railway, Sini, Western Railway, Udaipur . . Director, Indian Railwa ‘2 Manalk Nagar baknéw: : : Gen way Institute of Transport Management, Hardoi Bypass Road -226001 f eral. Sécretary,.; National’ "Federation: of Indian Railwaymien’-(NFIR), 3, ; .New:Delhi.. -.. - ve ‘Secretary -General;Fedération of Railway Officers Association (FROA), Room. - -:No.370, Rail Bhawan, ‘New Delhi ‘Secretary General, Indian Railway Promotee Officers Federation (RPOF), Room ! . No. 268, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi Secretary General, All India RPF Association; Room No.256-D, Rail Bhawan New Delhi CIM, Metro Railway, Metro Rail Bhavan, 33/1. J L Nehru Road, Kolkata-71 rr LT ee eo (Vikram Singh) - eretary,
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