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| Circular number | Commercial Circular No. 26 of 2005 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | halt-stations |
| Currency | Historical — likely superseded |
| Official PDF | indianrailways.gov.in |
. Guidelines to be foUowedby Zonal Railways in connection to opening of h~lt. station, appointment of halt contractors, payment of commissionto halt contractors, extension of contract period of halt contractors, downgradation of Bag station to halt station etc period of halt contractors, downgradation of Bag station to halt
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GOVERNMENTOF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RA~WAYBOARD)
No.99/TGIV IHaltsIPolicy
:-
The General Managers
Central Railway, Mumbai.
Eastern Railway, Kolkata.
East Central Railway,
Chamber Bhawan{6th Floor),
Judges Court Road,
Patna-84000
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East Coast Railway, Bhubal'~swar.
Northern Railway, New D~~!hi.
North Central Railway, Allahabad.
North Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur.
North Frontier Railway, Guwahati.
New Delhi, dated,1A.6.2005
North Western Railway, Jaipur
Southern Railway, Chennai.
South Central Railway, Secunderabad.
South Eastern Railway, KoJkata.
South East Central Railway, Bilaspur.
South Western Railway, Hubli.
Western Railway, Mumbai.
West Central Railway, Jabalpur.
(Comercial ~ircular No. 26of 2005)
Sub:. Guidelines to be foUowedby Zonal Railways in connection to
opening of h~lt. station, appointment
of halt
contractors,
payment of commissionto halt contractors, extension of contract
period of halt contractors, downgradation of Bag station to halt
station etc.
Instructionshave been issued vide Board's letters No.99/fGIVlHalts Policy
dated 17.5.99,8.6.99,15.9.1999,8.9.2000,3.4.2001,18.4.2001and 17.10.20011aymg
down guidelines for opening of halt station, closure of Wleconomichalt stations,
appointment of hah contractors, extension of booking zone of halt stations,
upgradationof halt stationsinto flag stations,downgradationof flag stationinto halt
stationetc. A Committeewas constitutedby the Ministryof Railwaysto reviewthe
guidelines pertaining to award of contract of halt stations.
Based on the
recommendationsof the Committeeand withthe approvalof the competentauthority,
followingamendmentsaremade:-
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Opening of halt station under General Manager's power
1.
No
change
in
the
instructions
issued
vide
Board's
letter
No.99ffGIV/HaltsIPolicydated 17.5.99 except para I(v) which should be read as
under:
Railways should take a written commitmentfrom local Panchayat/ people for
shramdanfur earthwork beforeconsideringthe proposalfur openingof a halt station
to reducethe initialcostof construction.Thefinancialviabilityandcapitalcost win be
workedout by taking shramdaninto account.Even after this if a passengerbaIt still
remainsfmanciallyunremunerativethe GeneralManagers,in consultationwith their
FA & CAOs may sanctionopening of such a halt on passenger amenity grounds,
providedthe estimatedlossisnot morethan Rs. 10,0001-perannum.
n.
Opening of bait station-Requirement ofDoanl's approval
No
change
in
the
instructions
No.99rrGIVlHalts/Policydated 17.5.99
issued
vide
Board's
letter
m.
Provision of Amenitiesat Halt Stations:
Below Para III(d), the following may be added:
If any of the passenger amenities provided at a halt station is not functioning
properly, the same should be reported by the halt contractor to the serving station
through a message for corrective action.
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IV.
Appointment of BaIt Contracton:
Para IV(a) (l)of Board's letter No. 99rrGIVIHaltsIPolicy dated 17.5.99
- No
Change
In continuation to Pan~iV(.)(2)
of Board's letter No.99/fGIVlHaltsIPolicy dated
17.5.99 the following may be added.
Minimum educational qualiftcation should be at least 10fhstandard pass for new
contractors.
Para IV(a)(3) of Board's letter No.99/fGIV!HaltsIPolicydated 17.5.99 which
was modifiedvide Board's letter of even number dated 8.6.99 may now be read as
under:
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A Selection Committee of Sr. Scale Officers from Commercial, Finance and
OperatingDeptts shallscrutinizeand shortlistthe eligibleoffers. Selectionwillbe
by a drawof lots, drawnbyany child if there is morethan one suitablecandidate.
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All the eligible candidates should be advised the date, time and venue of the draw
through CourierlRegd. AD so that they may attend the draw if they so desire.
Pan
IV(a) (4)"
(5) of Board's letter No. 99ffGIVlHa1tslP0licy dated 17.5.99 -No
Change
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Para lV(a)(6) of Board's letter No. 99rrGIV/HaltsIPolicydated 17.5.99
Change
-No
Para IV(a)(7) incorporate':~vide Board's letter No. 99ffGIV/HaltslPolicy dated
15.9.99andmodifiedvide 'bo
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