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| Circular number | Commercial Circular No. 38 of 2011 |
|---|---|
| Date | 2011-08-03 |
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | train-services |
| Official PDF | indianrailways.gov.in |
Policy on Luxury Tourist Trains being operated or to be operated in association with State Tourism Departments or IRCTC The haulage charge will be charged at the rate of 78.5% of haulage charge
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(RAILWAYBOARD)
No. 20 1Orrourism/140/2
New Delhi, dated the 3rd August, 2011.
General.Manager,
All In~an Railways.
(Commercial Circular No.,3 g of 2011)
Sub:
Policy on Luxury
Tourist
Trains
being operated
or to be operated
in
association with State Tourism Departments
or IRCTC.
Ref:
Railway
Board's
letter
No.
2007fI'ourism/140/12
dated
07.03.2008,
22.10.2008 & 10.11.2009
Railway Board have reviewed the calculation of haulage charge and additional charges
envisaged in the policy on Luxury Tourist Trains being operated or to be operated in
associationwith StateTourismCorporations/ IRCTCanddecidedas under:
.
. i)
ii)
iii)
The capital cost for the purpose of calculation of Repair & Maintenance
component of haulage charge of luxury".tourist trains will be taken as the
capital cost of bare shells and DG sets.
. The cost of power for running the generator (power) cars of luxury tourist
trains will be calculated on the basis of the as~umption that the generator
(power) cars are operated for only half the duration in any particular trip.
The number of trips for the purpose of calculation of haulage charge for a
particularyear will be taken as the actual number of weeklytrips operatedby
the particular train during the immediate previous year rounded off to the
nearest weekly trips. In case of variation in number of trips planned and
actually operated in any particular year, the actual number of trips operated
will be the basis for calculationof haulagechargefor subsequentyear and the
shortfallor excess in revenuewith respectto actual number of trips shouldbe
.adjustedin thehaulagechargefor thenext yearpayablefor the first quarter.
(iv)
In the case of new trains, the haulage charge for the first year will be calculated
on the basis of number of trips proposed
by the respective
Tourism
Corporation and recalculation will be done at year end on the basis of actual
number of trips operated during the period.
(v)
The revenue from value added serviceswill not be taken into accountfor the
purposeof calculationof additionalchargesfor a periodof threeyearsfromthe
dateof issueof this letter.
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(vi)
The charter trips of luxury tourist trains will continue to be charged a markup
~fminimum
15% over haulage charge. State Tourism Corporations / IRCTC
will have to certify whether the trip is regular or charter at the time of booking
and pay the haulage charge accordingly.
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(vii)
The haulage charge will be charged at the rate of 78.5% of haulage charge
calculated on the basis of fully distributed cost for a period of three years trom
the date of issue of this letter.
2.
The above instructions will be applicable for a period of 3 years trom the date of issue
of this letter, ie. 3.8.2011. However, the benefits will be available to the individual State
Tourism Corporations / IRCTC only trom the date of signing the MOD / revised MOD /
agreement and subject to clearance of all outstanding dues to the Railways for operation of
any particular train in the past, if any. Further, haulage charge for operation of the future trips
of the train will be paid in advance as envisaged in the policy. Zonal Railways should ensure
that in case haulage charge are not paid before the beginning of each quarter, then operation
of next trip may not be permitted.
3.
The above policy instructionswill be reviewedafter 3 years. At the time of review,
inter-alia,the occupancylevelsof LuxuryTouristTrainswill alsobe seen.
. 4.
All other provisions mentionedin the above referred policy circulars and also other
instructions will continue to remain in effect.
No.2010/TourismlI40/2
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(Mani Anand)
ExecutiveDirector (Tourism & Catering)
Railway Board
NewDelhi,datedthe 3rdAugust,2011.
Copy forwarded to:
1.
Dy. Comptroller & Auditor General of India (Railways), Room No. 224, Rail Bhawan,
New Delhi with 36 spares.
FA & CAOs, All Indian Railways.
PrincipalDirectorof Audit,all IndianRailways.
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DA: 36 spar
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