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| Circular number | Commercial Circular No. 54 of 2005 |
|---|---|
| Date | 2005-12-15 |
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | nfr-eauction |
| Currency | Historical — likely superseded |
| Official PDF | indianrailways.gov.in |
Polleyfor Automatic Vending Machines (AVMs) Stand-alone AVMs or group of AVMs mIl be considered as a major
/I " .. OVERNMENTOF INDIAI BHARAT SARKAR NISTRY OF RAILWAYSI RAIL.MANTAALAYA '(RAILWAYBOARD) No,2005/TO.IIIIS3113 \' NewDelhi,15.12.2005 )(1 .;"i .y,' Commercial Circular No. 54, of 2005 The General Mana2en I AllIndian Railwavs Sub: Polleyfor Automatic Vending Machines (AVMs). Installation of AVMs for dispensing hot and cold beverages, particularly on the cate~ip:gstalls or in stand..alone Diode,is one of the focus areas of platform modernization. Tru:ust'in th,is,~~; i$,p~es$ary with~:view to achieve the objective of making station "Pr~tt;°W1s,wore;;hy,gieJ1ic)/besidesimproving the quality of service and the image of the Rail~~ys...,1'hi;.,~(),\ll,4"roplace the existing system of bottles in case of cold drinks and preparatipnpf tea /(:pffee in case of hot beverages. This circular supercedes earlier circular on AVMs issued ,videCommercial Circular No.3 I 99 dated'17.03.1999. ' ", ' . ' , ' , 2. DEFIN1TION ~I ' 2.1 The term AVM is used in a generic form and it implies large number of pre-mixed and post-mixed items for dispensing cold and hot beverages as well as other items such as soup, cake, chocolates, biscuits etc. Apart from this in lieu of AVMs, dispensing kiosks where AVMs can also sell other food items like snacks; pre-packed items through the Automatic Vending Machines will also be included in the generic definition of AVM. 2.2 AVMs can be installed in mCTC run departmental static units, .' licensee-operatedunits or in stand-alone modeas well as on trains. 2.3 Stand-alone AVMs or group of AVMs mIl be considered as a major cateringunit. ' '.,', 3. SCALE OF PROVisION OF AVMs 3.1 For 'A' category stations, main platfonnsupto 5 AVMs on each platform inclu~~g islan4,pl~~9pns. For 'B' categol')' stations upto 4 AVMs on each platform. ;3.2 3.3 For 'C' category st~tions upto 3 AVMs on each platform. For 'D' category stations upio,2 AVMs on each platfonn. 3.4 3.5 For 'E' & 'F" category stations one AVM each. '\;;1' - - '2-"- -~3>~ ,'f .,' ,,! ,'j' 5. " --. ~ 10 add itio D , ' , so , meA ",~,. S ,., can , , be ins , , tal , " led ", at o p , R , so , £fl .' I , C , e5, goods offices and parcel sheds and in circulating depending upon the requirement,mobile catering units U~eJ'p~try ,cw:s and, m .. tries.and ef.ficeibuiJdings. ", , ,,' , , , , , , " " " ~ '" ::' /' ,.. f 3.6 AVMscaribt ihstaiJ'edevenat' banned stations withinthelimitsprescribed above wiflt6utadding to congestion. 3.7 TheDRM mayprepare a master plan for installation of AVMs (or the entire diVision and hand over the same to IRCTC for implementation' for all categories of stations. 4. ADVANTAGESOFAVMs . . 4.1 StandardProduct , The conventionalmethodof makingtea and coffee is not conduciveto the maintenanceof unifollUstandar4sofquaJityand, 'quantity of the product. Ofr'the other' hand, 'automatic vending machines are programmed to dispense standardized quantity of the beverage, and. other products. The temperatUreof prodUctserved is maintained unifonnly. Chances of adulteration and use of inferior quality, of raw material are greatly minimizedasreputedcompaniesgenerallysupplyAVMs. ' : 4.2 Quick and HygienicService , ,,' ," , . Dispensing,through the AVMs, being highly mechanized, is helpful in 'catering to a large numberof customersefficiently: Since the process of dispensing the products in disposable containers is fully automatic and hands do not touchthe raw materials,AVM operationsare more hygienic thantheconventionalmethodsof preparationand service. 4.3 ,'Better Space Utilisatioo and (i:leanJiness AVMs ~e, cO~pact in size.~.Hugeamount of space, required for storage of raw materials,. fUeJibottle crates" refrigeration and cooling arrangements, crockery and utensils etc. is therefore saved through the installation of AVMs. Since no cooking is involved in making tea / coffee,and only the machine uses the,desired quantities of pre-mixed I'elWmaterials, duly filled ip the machine, a high level 'of cleanliness is possible through AVM operation. '.. 4.4 Safety in Opera
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