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| Circular number | Commercial Circular No. 20 |
|---|---|
| File number | No. 2014/Tourism/140/7 |
| Date | 2008-03-07 |
| Type | Rates Master Circular |
| Topic | catering |
| Official PDF | indianrailways.gov.in |
Policy on Luxury Tourist Trains being operated or to be operated in association with State Tourism Corporations or IRCTC- Master circular charges shall be payable by the STC / IRCTC in case maintenance 15
४ GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA) (RAILWAY BOARD) No. 2014/Tourism/140/7 New Delhi, dated the 40 March, 2015 General Manager, All Indian Railways. (Commercial Circular No.2-© of 2015) Sub: Policy on Luxury Tourist Trains being operated or to be operated in association with State Tourism Corporations or IRCTC- Master circular Ref: Railway Board letter Nos. (1) 2007/Tourism/140/12 dated 07.03.2008 (CC 14 of 2008), 24.07.2008. 22.10.2008, 10.11.2009, 30.11.2009 and 12.01.2010 (il) 2008/Tourism/135/2 dated 31.08.2009 (ii) 2009/Tourism/170/2 dated 16.06.2010 (iv) 2010/Tourism/205/1 dated 07.10.2010 (४) 2010/Tourism/140/2 dated 3.08.2011 (CC 38 of 2011) and18.06.2012 (CC 36 of 2012) and (VI) 2010/Tourism/145/2 dated 12.09.2013. Railway Board has reviewed the policy on Luxury Tourist Trains (LTT) operated or to be operated in association with State Tourism Corporation / Department (STC) / IRCTC and has decided to issue revised comprehensive instructions in this regard as under: General guidelines for introduction of Luxury Tourist Trains (LTT) 1. All proposals regarding introduction of LTT will be dealt with by the Railway Board. No work should be undertaken or commitment given by any Zonal Railway before the proposal for LTT is cleared by Railway Board. After the approval by Railway Board, the concerned Zonal Railway shall enter into an agreement as per the draft agreement circulated by the Railway Board with the STC or IRCTC as the case may be before the commercial run of the train is started. A copy of the signed agreement should be sent to Board. The capital investment for manufacturing of the rake including furnishing of the rake for all the new projects will be made by STC / IRCTC except those projects for wnicn specific commitments have been entered into by Railway Board. The lifespan of luxury tourist train projects in association with STC / IRCTC will be 25 years from the date of start of operation. Gross revenue will mean the total revenue generated by the operation of the train from the business of operating the tourist train which shall include the charges for train journey, on-board services, off-board services, sales of any kind Including food items, beverages, spa / gym, souvenirs, etc. 6. STC / IRCTC will maintain proper records related to the revenue and occupancy of the train and the details shall be made available to the Railways every quarter from the inception of the project. Railways will have right to verify the original records as and when needed. 7. tt has also been decided to continue with the existing revenue sharing ratio of 56:44 between Indian Railways and RIDC in respect of the Palace on Wheels. The tariff & commission to agents for this train will be decided jointly by IR & RTDC. Role and responsibilities of Indian Railways and STC/IRCTC 8. Any LTT operated on the IR system irrespective of running on the regular or chartered itinerary will use only its approved name, as recommended by the STC concerned and approved by the Railway Board 9, STC or IRCTC, as the case may be, shall be responsible for marketing, publicity and the management of the train including on-board, off-board and other services. 10. The ticket tariff for the trains will be fixed by STC /IRCTC under intimation to Railway Board. 11.Operation of the train will be undertaken by the Railways including the provision of loco, track, terminal facilities etc. required for operation of the train. 12.The scheduled safety maintenance including periodical overhauling of the train will be undertaken by the Railways. The charges for maintenance and periodic over hauling are to be paid by STC / IRCTC as a part of the haulage charges. For Palace on Wheels the charges for maintenance are included as a part of revenue sharing. 13.CCMs of nodal railways will also ensure the signing of agreement with the STC/IRCTC as the case may be, as approved by Railway Board, before the start o
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