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Guidelines regarding registration of demand for wagons electronically (e-RD) through FOIS web portal Demand/Forwarding Note’ after registration of demand and before supply of rakes shall

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COMPENDIUM

“Registration of Demand for Wagons Electronically (eRD)”

As prescribed vide

Rates Master Circular/e-RD/2019/0 and Subsequent Amendments/Clarifications

(Note: This is a compilation of extant guidelines on the subject matter. Reference to subsequent Board’s circulars/letters have been indicated and the same may be referred to)

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INDEX

Para No.

1.

e-RD

1.0

2.

Practice

2.0

3.

Concept of e-RD

3.0

4.

Attachment of Printed Copy of Acknowledgement with Forwarding Note

4.0

5.

Registration of Customers availing eRD Facility

5.0

6.

Procedure for Submission and Sanction of Sponsored Traffic

6.0

7.

Procedure for eDemand Registration

7.0

 Cargo Aggregator Transportation Product

7.1.1(a)

• Iron Ore Traffic

7.1.1(b)

• Salt Traffic

7.1.1(c)

• Granite for loading on SCR

7.1.1(d)

• Silica Sand

7.1.1(e)

• Submission of Letter of Credit in case of goods traffic pertaining to Bangladesh

7.7

• Provision for cancellation of already registered indent

7.8

• Submission of Bill of Entry (BE) while placing indent for wagons electronically in case of Imported Coal/Coke

7.9

• Railway Material Consignment

7.10

• Military Traffic

7.11

8.

Procedure on Completion of Loading

8.0

9.

Procedure for Collection of Wagon Registration Fee

9.0

10.

e-Transaction Confirmation for Collection of WRF

10.0

11.

Collection of Freight from non E-payment Customers

11.0

12.

Traffic for which eRD will be available

12.0

13.

Intervention of Goods Shed Staff

13.0

14.

Assignment of Priority by system

14.0

15.

Amendment in Goods Tariff

15.0

16.

Amendment in Indian Railway Commercial Manual

16.0

17.

Immediate Steps be taken for Registration of Customers

17.0

ANNEXURE

Procedure for submission and sanction of sponsored traffic Ann-I

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Sub: Guidelines regarding registration of demand for wagons electronically (e-RD) through FOIS web portal

1.0 e-RD

The scheme of e-RD provides a facility to rail users to register demand for wagons electronically through FOIS web portal.

2.0 CONVENTIONAL PRACTICE

Customers wishing to transport their goods by rail submit a Forwarding Note to the Goods Clerk with the following particulars filled in viz., (a) Name and address of the Consignor, (b) Name and address of the Consignee(s), (c) Description of commodity, (d)Number of articles, (e) Quantity in tonnes, (f) Number of wagons, (g) Type of wagons,

(h) Station from, (i) Station to and, (j) via. The Goods clerk having satisfied himself that the demand can be registered, collects the Wagon Registration Fee (WRF), where applicable, and enters the particulars in the wagon demand/priority register maintained at the station or the goods shed. This requires the customer to physically visit the goods shed which is a tedious and time consuming job.

3.0 CONCEPT OF e-RD

The tremendous progress in Information and Communication Technology has now made it feasible to introduce registration of demand through web that is expected to make the process of registering demand for wagons simpler, convenient, speedier and transparent.

This has been done by enabling on the web an electronic demand note.

The electronic demand note is nothing but that part of the forwarding note which is currently used for registration of demand. For availing the facility of registering demand through web, all prospective customers shall be required to register and verify themselves on the e-Demand module of FOIS website as per the procedure laid down in para 5.0 below.

However, for those customers not opting for the electronic registration of demand, the existing system of registering of demand for wagons manually at the good-shed/siding will continue, wherein on the presentation of the Forwarding Note in physical form by the customer, the goods clerk will key in the details in the Terminal Management System(TMS) as per current procedure and will collect Wagon Registration Fee(WRF) where applicable

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