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Policy on ‘Joint Parcel Product-Rapid Cargo Service (JPP-RCS)’ — Revised Policy of JPP

Freight Marketing Circular No. 02 of 2024 · 2024-01-04
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Circular numberFreight Marketing Circular No. 02 of 2024
File numberNo. 2023/TC(FM)/11/07
Date2024-01-04
TypeFreight Marketing Circular
Topicparcel
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FM Circular No. 02 of 2024

भारत सरकार (GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय /MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

( रेलवे बोर्ड /RAILWAY BOARD )
No. 2023/TC(FM)/11/07 New Delhi, dated2-4.01.2024
General Managers, Managing Director, CRIS,
All Zonal Railways. Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

Sub: Policy on ‘Joint Parcel Product-Rapid Cargo Service (JPP-RCS)’ —
Revised Policy of JPP.

जे... जे. जे... जे.

With a view to offer tailor-made logistics to meet specific needs of the customer and
provide door-to-door services, it has been decided that provision for utilization of the parcel
space available in the existing as well as prospective ‘Joint Parcel Product (JPP trains)’, shall
be made available to other Aggregators also. Accordingly, guidelines have been formulated
for the revised policy, which would be known as ‘Joint Parcel Product — Rapid Cargo
Services (JPP-RCS)’ policy, and are enclosed herewith.

2. Further, to facilitate booking of parcel space in these services by Aggregators, a
‘Virtual Aggregation Platform (VAP)’ has been developed whose link shall be made
available at ‘Freight Business Development (FBD)’ portal of Indian Railways, as
“https://www. fois.indianrail.gov.in/RailSAHA Y ”’.

3 CRIS is requested to make necessary arrangements at the earliest for enabling online
booking, online payment and other online transactions.as envisaged in the above mentioned
‘JPP-RCS Policy’.

4. Freight shall be charged at revised JP Scale, which shall be notified shortly. This
revised JP scale shall be reviewed after a period of six months from the date of operation of
first JPP-RCS service.

3: This issues in consultation with Rates and Coaching Directorates, and with the
concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

DA: As above. Do
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(Ashufosh Mishra)

Jt. Director Freight Marketing
No. 2023/TC(FM)/11/07 New Delhi, dated _.01.2024
Copy to:

1. PFA, All Indian Railways.
2. DAI (Railways) with 36 spares.

for Member Fina

FM Circular No. 02 of 2024

No. 2023/TC(FM)/11/07 New Delhi, dated2/;.01.2024
Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to :

1. Principal Chief Operations Managers, All Indian Railways

2. Principal Chief Commercial Managers, All Indian Railways

3. CCM/FM, All Indian Railways

4, Principal Chief Mechanical Engineers, All Indian Railways

5. Managing Director, Konkan Railway Corporation, Navi Mumbai — 400014.

6. GM/PMS, CRIS, New Delhi

7. Director General, RDSO, Manak Nagar, Lucknow.

8. Director General, Railway Staff College, Vadodara

9. Director, Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management (IRITM), Lucknow
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0. Managing Director, DFCCIL, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
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(Ashutos a)

Jt. Director Freight Marketing

No. 2023/TC(FM)/11/07 New Delhi, dated _.01.2024
Copy for kind information to:

CRB & CEO, MF, M/O&BD, M/TRS, M/Infra (RS), DG/RPF, DG/Safety, DG/HR &
Secretary Railway Board, New Delhi.

AM(T), AM(Comml), PED(Vig.), PED/Coaching, ED/CC, EDF(C), EDTC(Rates), ED/BD,
EDME(Chg), ED/Chg, EDV(T), DTT/Chg, DTC(R)and JDPM/Railway Board.

परी
(Ashutosh Mishra)

Jt. Director Freight Marketing

1/3086214/2024

2023/TC(FM)/11/07

‘Joint Parcel Product — Rapid Cargo Service’
(JPP-RCS) -REVISED POLICY OF JPP

BACKGROUND:

Indian Railways and Department of Posts have collaborated and evolved a Joint
Parcel Product (JPP). The product essentially focuses on providing an integrated
service, with the first-mile and last-mile service for parcels being executed by
Department of Posts and the middle mile transportation being handled by the
Railways, with the interfaces being suitably jointly managed.

Presently, Indian Railways is running Joint Parcel Product — JPP trains on 13
identified routes (on round trip basis), in collaboration with India Post. These trains
are time tabled services.

With a view to improve the utilization of these services and offer tailor-made logistics
to meet specific needs of the customer and provide door-to-door services, it is planne«i
to introduce provision for utilization 

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