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Rationalization of rate for luggage and parcel traffic

Commercial Circular No. 28 of 2006 · 2006-04-01
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Circular numberCommercial Circular No. 28 of 2006
File numberNo. TCM/2046/06/1
Date2006-04-01
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicparcel
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded
Official PDFindianrailways.gov.in

Summary

Rationalization of rate for luggage and parcel traffic 1.3 The Rates for luggage will be 80% higher than the revised rate under Scale-P,

Text of the circular

COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO. 28 of 2006

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

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No. TCM/2046/06/1 Rail Bhavan, New Dethi — 110 O01. dated J 9.03. 2006

The General Managers({Comml.)},

1. Central Railway, Mumbai (CSTM). 2. Eastern Railway, Kolkata.
3. East Central Railway, Hazipur. 4. East Coast Railway,
5. Northern Railway, New Delhi. 6. North Central Rly., Allahabad.
7. North Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur. 8. Northeast Frontier Riy., Maligaon,
9. North Western Railway, Jaipur. 10 Southern Railway, Chennai.
12, South Eastern Railway, Kolkata.
14. South Western Railway, Hubli.
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West Central Rly., Jabalpur.

11. South Central Rly., Secunderabad.
13. South East Central Riy, Bilaspur.
15. Western Railway, Mumbai,

Sub: Rationalization of rate for luggage and parcel traffic.

Sanction of the Cen:ral Government is hereby accorded to the rationalized
rate structure for booking of Parcel & Luggage traffic as under:-

1.1 Rates of parcel traffic chargeable at Scale - “P” will be enhanced by 25%.

1.2 Scale *L” for lugeage traffic is reintroduced which will be uniformly
applicable to all trains when the booked liggage is carried in the brake van
of the train in which the passenger is traveling,

1.3 The Rates for luggage will be 80% higher than the revised rate under Scale-P,

1.4 There shall be no restrictions on carriage of luggage in brake van of
passenger trains as far as quantity and type (personal or merchandise} of
luggage offered for booking is concerned. However, the excess luggage in

_ owner’s charge beyond the free allowance will be charged at 1.5 times the
rates under scale-L,

2.0 There will be no change in the rates under Scale-R and Scale-S.
3.0 Registered Newspapers and Magazines will continue to be booked at
concessional rates uniformly at 45 per cent of Scale-S by all trains —

including Rajdhani trains

4.0 A copy of the revised rates for luggage and parcel is enclosed.

=< 5.0. Zonal Railways should notify the trains as “Premier Service” if

(i}. Its parcel space has beén leased out at normai reserve price or higher
or « दा एव,

fii) its utilization of parcel space is 60% or more during the preceding 12
months

है _ 6.0 This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry
of Railways कि i a Fr

कि 7.0 These instructions will take effect from 1.4.2006

8.0 Necessary instructions may please be issued to all concerned immediately

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| 9.0 Receipt of this letter may please be acknowledged

रद (Ms 3.ह. 5०६६)...
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— TCIL/2046/06/ 1 et. New Delhi, dated 2
lL The Dy. Comptroller & Auditor General of India (Railways), Room
a No.224, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi with 36 spares ५.
a The FA&CAOs, Ail Indian Railways. __
3. The Principal Director of Audit, All Indian Railways
DA: 36 Spares'with item No.l °°” / /

{Dhruv Singh)
for Financial Commissioner Railways

Copy forwarded for information to ee cote ..

_ द.... The CCMs, All Indian Railways
2. The CCM (PM)s, All Indian Railways.

bad

_ Chanakyapuri, Near National Rail Museum, New Delhi.

SPN DH WS

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The General Manager, Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS),
The Director General, Railway Staff College, Vadodara. ~

The Managing Director, Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., Belapur
Bhavan, Plot No. 6, Sector 11, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai - 400 014.

The General Manager, Metro Railway, 33/1, J.L. Nehru Road, Caicutta-
70007 1.

The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety, Lucknow.

The General Secretary, IRCA, Cheimsford Road, New Dethi for issue of
necessary correction slip to IRCA Coaching Tariff No. 25, Part. | (Vol.T) &

(Vol. IID). 7
fo {Ms Ah. Sett )

Jt, Director Freight Mktg.

TCI/2046/06/ 1 New Delhi, dated 23-3.2006

Copy forwarded for kind information to:-

1.

2.

CRB, MT, FC, ML, MM, MS, ME, DG/RPF, Secretary, DG/RHS, Railway Board. —

AM(Traffic), AM(C}, Adv (Finance), AM (IT), AM(CE), AM(WORKS}, AM {Elect
Add. Chief Eco. Adv., AM (S), AM

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