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Modification in the Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra (YTS) policy.

Commercial Circular No. 41 of 2018
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Circular numberCommercial Circular No. 41 of 2018
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicuts
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Summary

Modification in the Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra (YTS) policy. , General Secretary, All India Railwaymen Federation (AIRF), 4, State Entry Road, New Delhi.

Text of the circular

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No, 2018/TG-1/23/YTSK Pending Issues New Delhi dated 1) | 08,2018

Principal Chief Commercial Managers,
All Zonal Railways.

(COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO, 41 OF 2018)

Sub: Modification in the Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra (YTS)
policy. ,

The scheme of YTSK was introduced vide Coramercial Circular no. 33 of
2014 and provisions of the scheme have been modified vide CC nos. 35, 37, 39, 40 &
45 of 2014, 21459 of 2015 and 55 of 2017.

4.. The YISK scheme has been further reviewed in consultations with Finance
Directorate of the Ministry of Railways to make certain modifications in the scheme.
The modifications are as follows:-

>. | Feature of the | Existing Provision

| scheme
Terminal
Access Charge

Revised डा

YTSK Licensee shall pay दें
1.6 lakh per terminal at the
time of each renewal (now
once in 3 years instead of
__ every year),
As per Para 5.1 of CC no. Licensee shall pay one-time
33/2014, YTSKL pays a one- non-refundable registration fee |
time non-refundable | of हैं 2 lakh upon allotment of
registration fee of हैं 5 lakh license.
upon allotment of license, a ee
As per Para 7 of. CC no. | The initial tenure of the
33/2014, the initial tenure of | license is for a period of 3
the license is for a period of 3 | years. The license can be
years, The license can be renewed for three years at a
renewed for one year at atime | time after expiry of its existing
after expiry of. its existing | tenure subject to the |
tenure subject to the | satisfaction of the competent
satisfaction of the competent | authority and as per the extant
authority and as per the extant | policy prevalent during the
policy prevalent during the | period of renewal. For the
period of renewal. existing YTSKs, this will be
"| applicable at the time of next

As per Para 3.5 of CC no.
33/2014, the licensee pays
system access charges of हैं 1.6
lakh per terminal per annum.

‘Registration —
Fee

Renewal of
License

m= 2] om

Security
Deposit

i
resitiction for
operation of
YTSK
terminals

| 6. Eligibility
criterion

i 7. Transfer ‘of

License

ticketing

~BZB-
As per Para 5.3 of CC no. 33
of 2014, the YTSK licensee is
required to keep an interest
free security deposit of हैं 2
lakh per port subject to a

> a

ee

The YTSK licensee is "TSK licensee is requ’ d

to keep an interest free
security deposit of हैं 1 lakh per
port subject to a maximum of
% 5 lakh with the Railways.

maximum of हैं 5 lakh with the |.

Railways.
As per Para l(v) of
Commercial Circular no. 21
of 2015, the operational
timings for general
reservation for booking of
PRS and UTS tickets at
YTSKs are 0830 hours to
2900 hours on weekdays and

‘from 0830 hours toe 2000

hours on Sundays. The
booking hours for Tatkal
reservation start at 1030 hours
or as per timings specified by
Ministry of Railways from
time to time.

As per Para 2 (i) of CC no. 33

of 2014, the applicant should
have worked as authorised
agent providing

railway ticketing

(reserved/unreserved) services

for passengers of Indian
Railways for at least five
years.

mAs per, Para 18 of CC no.

30/2014 license shall be non-
transferrable, provided that in
case of death of agent, the
license may be transferred to
his/her legal heir on a request
made in writing: for the
unexpired period only of the
license by the ' competent
authority and the legal heir
ghall be eligible to apply for
renewal of the said license 1n
accordance with the
provisions of rules, as

“Lapplicable at the time of

renewal,

_.
On the opening day of
reservation the timings of
restriction for booking general
as well as T atkal reservation
will be reduced from existing
30 minutes to fifteen minutes.
As such YTSKs shall be able

‘to issue general tickets on the

opening day of reservation
from 0815 hours and Tatkal
tickets on the opening day of
reservation from 1015 hours
and 1115 hours for AC and

‘non-AC classes respectively.

The applicant should have
worked as authorised ticketing
agent providing rail

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