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Commercial Circular No. 24 of 2000 · 2000-05-09
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Circular numberCommercial Circular No. 24 of 2000
Date2000-05-09
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicadvertising
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Policy guidelines for Commercial Publileity | The matter regarding, commercial publicity on Indian Railways has been reviewed in Board's office with a view to give thrust to this area for increasing revenues as well as improving aesthetics. The guidelines to be followed on the subject matter are enclosed For wagons specified area should be earmarked for publicity and the publicity

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= OF INDIA/BHARAT SARKAR
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS/RAIL MANTRALAYA

(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. 99/TGIV/39/1 /MR/COMML.PUB_ New Delhi, dated9.5.2000
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The General Managers
All Zonal Railways.

, Policy Circular No.24-Commercial Directorate

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_ Sub: Policy guidelines for Commercial Publileity |
The matter regarding, commercial publicity on Indian Railways has been reviewed
in Board's office with a view to give thrust to this area for increasing revenues as well as
improving aesthetics. The guidelines to be followed on the subject matter are enclosed.
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It is desired that action may be taken accordingly under intimation to all
concerned. — | . :
This issues with the concurrence of Engineering and Finance Directorates of
~ Railway Board. | ः

Kindly“acknowledge receipt of the letter.

foo (Dr Ge . Goel)
! Executive Director Passenger Marketing
कि Railway Board
Encl: Policy guidelines with Annexure I, I & III

No. 99/TGIV/39/ I/MR/COMML.PUB ; New Delhi, dtd.9.5.2000

Copy to:

AGMs,CCMs,CEs of all Zonal Railways
Principal Director Audit, Northern Railway, New Delhi.
FA & CAOs. all Zonal Railways

For Financial SZ. imissioner, Railway Board.

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POLICY GUIDELINES ON COMMERCIAL PUBLICITY

The main objective of the policy is to improve earnings from commercial

publicity for which Zonal Railways should make detailed action plan based on the broad

policy frame work given.

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1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6

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Identification of Areas

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Following areas will be identified for commercial publicity —

Advertisements at sta at stations oo

Advertisements at approaches to major stations.

Advertisements at level crossing gates

Advertisement on freight wagons. हि

Publicity in Premier trains 1.6. Rafdhani and Shatabdi trains at selected areas

Other areas like free newspapers, magazines, head rests , trollies. etc, should also
be expiored but in each case a specific open offer should be obtained in

transparent manner so that Railways gets the best bid.

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Framing of proposals

2.2

In clearing the proposals, following guidelines may be observed --

Stations .

A Master Plan should be developed for all stations. The basic attempt should be
for bulk contract or giving sole advertisement rights for putting advertisements at
agreed locations. Where the station is too big it can be segmented into 4 to 5
A field site plan should be prepared jointly by the commercial and engineering
department officers While efforts should be to optimise earnings from publicity

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2.4

2.5

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2.7

3.2

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3.4

4.2
4.3

_. at stations, it should be ensured that aesthetics and feeling of openness at stations

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are duly catered for. The hordings should not interfere with visibility of railway

" signages and should not adversely affect any of existing facilities.

The colour scheme, size and space should be indicated to improve the aesthetics
at the stations

The new areas such as touch screen terminals, LCD projected boards and also |
scroll type of advertisements and unipoles should also be permitted.

Areas like tree guards and central round-abouts/parks in the circulating areas can

‘also be permitted. In such cases maintenance, upkeep should be adoptedby the

advertiser.

Signages can also be obtained for the purpose of commercial publicity as per
signage policy already: circulated |
Modular stalls can also be obtained for commercial publicity
(for 2.6 and 2.7 instructions already exist)

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For Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains commercial publicity should be a total
combination of advertisements on inside of the doors, on trays, uniform of bearers
and also advertisements rights for sole supply of branded beverages etc, policy for -
which is being separately issued from C & T directorate. |

For NMG Rakes entire outside can be permitted.

For wagons specified area should be earmarked for publicity and the publicity
will be permitted from POH to POH.

Separate guidelines for commercial. publicity on f

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