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Commercial Circular No. 19 of 2023 · 2023-09-07
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Circular numberCommercial Circular No. 19 of 2023
File numberNo. TC-II/2033/2006/Policy2
Date2023-09-07
TypeCommercial Circular
Topiccatering
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Booking of coach(es)/trains on Full Tariff Rates (FTR) — Catering Services In case of booking of full train on FTR including a pantry car coach, booking party may

Text of the circular

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार,
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS रिल मंत्रालय)
RAILWAY BOARD (रेलवे बोर्ड)

Commercial circular No. \ 4 of 2023
No. TC-II/2033/2006/Policy2 New Delhi, Dated 07.09.2023

Principal Chief commercial Managers,
All Zonal Railways.

The Managing Director,
IRCTC / Barakhamba Road
New Delhi.

Sub: Booking of coach(es)/trains on Full Tariff Rates (FTR) — Catering Services.
REF: 1. Relevant Provisions of IRCA Coaching Tariff Part 1 (Vol 1)
2. Commercial Circular no. 08 of 2018 dated 05.02.2018
. Commercial Circular no. 14 of 2018 dated 15.02.2018
. Commercial Circular no. 26 of 2018 dated 07.05.2018
. Commercial Circular no. 28 of 2018 dated 16.05.2018
. Commercial Circular no. 36 of 2018 dated 05.07.2018
. Commercial Circular no. 01 of 2022 dated 11.01.2022
. Other letters/instructions issued from time to time.

CON ADM & WwW

In continuation of above instructions, Ministry of Railways has decided that catering
facilities in all coaches/trains etc. booked on FTR shall be arranged by IRCTC. Party will book
catering facilities in such Special coaches/trains etc. through IRCTC only, except for booking
of FTR trains along with Pantry Car.

In case of booking of full train on FTR including a pantry car coach, booking party may
either avail the catering facilities through IRCTC or provide the catering facilities using the
~ pantry. strictly in terms of the existing instructions of Tourism & Catering directorate issue
_ vide letter No. -2017/TG-IlI/645/02 Pt-1 dated 23/08/2022 (copy enclosed) and other
- instructions issued from time to time.

| Parties booking FTR trains including pantry coaches will be supplied with such pantries
~ which have flameless cooking facility only. In case of non-availability of ICF pantry cars with
flameless cooking facility, LHB rakes will be supplied for. the FTR train bookings where pantry

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has been demanded. In case of no availability of flameless pantry, no pantry car will be
provided and catering services will be mandatory through IRCTC.

In the FTR booking module, functionality to upload passenger manifest is to be
developed by CRIS and IRCTC to ensure uploading it 24 hrs before the scheduled departure.
There would be no allotment of VPU/VPH for third party FTR trains booked by private parties.

At originating station of FTR party coaches/trains, Security/Railway staff must make
mandatory check for inflammables.

The booking party will ensure that the de-boarding and boarding of passengers is done
as per the tour programme submitted by them to ensure platform facility to the passengers.

Further, while giving operational feasibility for en-route halts, it shall be ensured that
a platform/ siding is available for boarding/ deboarding as well as stabling the coach.

Regular drives by IRCTC/ Railway officials to check compliance of extant guidelines
should be done.

The above instructions would be applicable on all future bookings including the
bookings where the journey is yet to commence.

Necessary action may be taken in this regard.

Encl: As above

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(Rohit Kumar) (Sumeet Singh) (Vipin Kumar Singh)
Jt Director Passenger Marketing Director TC(G) as Director T&C Director Coaching
Railway Board Railway Board Railway Board

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भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)

No. 2017/TG-111/645/02 Pt-I New Delhi, dated:23/08/2022
The Principal Chief Commercial Managers,
~ All Zonal Railways.

Sub:- Flameless cooking in pantry cars of trains booked under FTR.

Ref :- Board’s letter of even no. dated 02.06.2022.

Vith reférence to Board's letter mentioned 800४6, it is clarified that there is no restriction
on flameless cooking in pantry cars of trains including those booked under FTR subject to strict

compliance of all fire safety related protocols
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(A, feces rajan)

Dy. Director/Catering
Railway Board

Copy for kind information to:

(i) Advisor/MR
(ii) EDPG/MR
(iti) OSD/MR
(iv) OSD/Coord/MR
(v) EDPG/MoSR(D)

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