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Dynamic Pricing Policy — Notification of Lean Season i.e Exemption from Levy of Busy Season Charge during the Lean Season for Financial Year 2026-2027 12 to Rates Master Circular/Dynamic Fricing FolicyiZ0 Toll 12 to Rates Master Circular/Dynamic Pricing Policy/2015/0

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____ Corrigendum No. 12 to Rates Master Circular/Dynamic Fricing FolicyiZ0 Toll 12 to Rates Master Circular/Dynamic Pricing Policy/2015/0

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA रेलमंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (x<eraate RAILWAY BOARD) No. TCR/1078/2020/16/3329183 Dated: 17.06.2026

General Manager, All Zonal Railways.

Sub: Dynamic Pricing Policy — Notification of Lean Season i.e Exemption from Levy of Busy Season Charge during the Lean Season for Financial Year 2026-2027.

Ref: i. Rates Master Circular /Dynamic Pricing Policy/2015/0 dated 20.07.2015 and Corrigenda/clarification thereto.

ii. Corrigendum no.07 to Rates Master Circular/ Dynamic Pricing Policy/2015/0 dated

05.06.2024.

iii. Rates Circular no. 01 of 2018 dated 09.01.2018.

iv. Corrigendum no.62 to Rates Master Circular/CRT-CCR-Hub&Spoke/2015/0 dated

29.12.2025.

v. Rates Circular no.05 of 2026 dated 25.03.2026 and its Corrigendum dated 16.04.2026.

vi. Rates Circular no.06 of 2026 dated 25.03.2026.

vii. Rates Circular no. 08 of 2026 dated 30.04.2026.

1.0. The sanction of Competent Authority is hereby accorded for notification of Lean Season for Financial Year 2026-2027 during which Busy Season Charge (BSC) on goods traffic shall not be levied as per the following:

SN | Commodities

Lean Season for Financial Year 2026-2027 July, August, September August, September

All commodities transported in Covered wagons (BCN

All commodities transported in Open wagons except:

a. Main Commodity Head ‘Iron Ore’

b. ‘Limestone’ and ‘Dolomite’- (all types) under Group

14.2(CVIRCA Goods Tariff no.49Pt.I (४०.11), Main Commodity Head —‘Iron or Steel’

All commodities having classification below Class-100 under IRCA Goods Tariff No.49, when transported in any wagon type (including Covered wagon, Open wagon etc.)

4 | All commodities transported in stocks/wagons other than NIL Open wagons and Covered Wagons (BCN group) Container Traffic

(BSC is charged as per extant circular)

Coal & Coke Traffic 7 | Bulk cement (cement in loose form) in Tank Containers

| 8 | Salt Traffic

19 | Automobile traffic MGR Traffic

1.1. The instructions notified vide Corrigendum 10 to above referred Rates Master Circular regarding Levy of BSC on Bamboo Traffic will continue to be applicable unchanged.

These traffic are exempted from levy of BSC as per the extant circulars.

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Corrigendum No. 12 to Rates Master Circular/Dynamic Pricing Policy/2015/0

2.0. All other terms and conditions stipulated in Board’s letter under reference will remain unchanged.

3.0 Zonal Railways are requested to give wide publicity to these instructions and interact with industries and prospective customers to boost loading.

4.0 This issues in consultation with Traffic Transportation and with the concurrence of Finance

Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

(Sanjay Kumar Jha)

Joint Director, Traffic Commercial (Rates)

Railway Board No. TCR/1078/2020/16/3329183 Dated: 17.06.2026 Copy to:

¢ Principal Financial Advisor, All Indian Railways.

e Dy. C&AG of India (Railways), Rail Bhavan, New Delhi. r a

for Member (Financey Railway Board No. TCR/1078/2020/16/3329183 ated: 17.06.2026 Copy for information and necessary action to:

1. Principal Chief Commercial Managers, All Indian Railways.

2. Principal Chief Operations Managers, All Indian Railways.

3. Managing Director, CRIS Chanakya Puri, New Delhi-110021.

4. CAO, FOIS, Chanakya Puri, New Delhi-110021.

5. Managing Director, Konkan Railway Corporation, New Mumbai-400614.

6. Director, Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management, Lucknow.

7. Director General, National Academy of Indian Railways, Vadodara.

8. CMD/DFCCIL, DFCCIL Building, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

9. General Secretary/IRCA, New Delhi. San mi Ww पं.

(Sanjay 0892 Jha) Joint Director, Traffic Commercial] (Rates) Railway Board Copy to:-

OSD to MR, EDPG to MR, for kind information of MR please.

EDPG to MoSR(S) for kind

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