GENERAL PURPOSE WAGON INVESTMENT SCHEME (GPWIS)

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GENERAL PURPOSE WAGON INVESTMENT SCHEME (GPWIS) The Principal Chief Commercial Manager, All Indian Railways.

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FREIGHT MARKETING CIRCULAR NO. 09 OF 2020

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय ~MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
( रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD )

रेल भवन, नई दिल्‍ली - 110001, तिथि
No. 2018/TC(FM)/04/13 Rail Bhavan, New Delhi 110001,dated 30.06.2020

The General Manager
All Indian Railways.

Amendment No. 4 to General Purpose Wagon Investment Scheme (GPWIS)

Sub : GENERAL PURPOSE WAGON INVESTMENT SCHEME (GPWIS)
Ref : (1) Freight Marketing Master Circular/GPWIS/2018/0 vide Letter No.
2018/TC(FM)/4/01 (GPWIS) dt. 26.04.2018.
(2) Freight Marketing Circular No. 16 of 2018 vide Letter No.
2018/TC(FM)/4/01 dt. 18.05.2018.
(3) Freight Marketing Circular No. 27 of 2018 vide Letter No.
2018/TC(FM)/4/35 dt. 15/16.11.2018.
(4) Freight Marketing Circular No. 09 of 2019 vide Letter No.
2018/TC(FM)/4/13 dt. 08.03.2019.
(5) Freight Marketing Circular No. 26 of 2019 vide Letter No.
2018/TC(FM)/4/01 dt. 18.11.2019.

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1 Please refer to above mentioned Master Circular on General Purpose Wagon Investment
Scheme (GPWIS) and amendments issued mentioned under reference.

2. The following amendments are made in Policy :
Existing Provision Revised Provision

Para 7. of Chapter — III

The circuit on which the rakes are proposed to

be deployed by end user would be approved | The circuit on which the rakes are proposed to
by Traffic Transportation Directorate, | be deployed by end user would be approved
Railway Board by Traffic Transportation Directorate,
Railway Board on the basis of operation
feasibility of the proposed circuit.

Para 8. of Chapter — III

Based on the commodity flows, various
Zonal Railways would be clubbed into
Groups for each type of rolling stock. The
Empty Return Ratio (ERR) for the stock
originating and terminating within such a

group of the zones would be calculated and
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(Deleted)

only those circuits will be approved where
the ERR is at par or better (i.e. ERR is less)
than the benchmark ERR for the said group
of zones. However, the proposed circuits
which have ERR of 40% or below, would be
approved subject to operational feasibility,
without comparing it with the actual ERR of
the Zonal Grouping in the last year. Where
the ERR is above 40%, the comparison with
benchmark ERR would be done.

For example, ER, ECR, ECoR, SER and
SECR may be clubbed as one group where
private BOXN rakes can be permitted to run
in circuits. The ERR of BOXN rakes
originating and terminating for the previous
year would be considered as the benchmark
ERR for deciding whether the circuit is to be
permitted or not, where the ERR of the
proposed circuit is above 40%.

Para 9. of Chapter — III

In case of small lead circuits (upto 200 Kms),
the condition of ERR benchmark would not
be applicable

(Deleted)

Para 1.8. Of Chapter -IV

No freight will be charged for movement of
empty rakes to the next destination provided
the distance travelled by empty rake is less or
equal to the distance travelled by the train
before unloading. However, if the empty rake
travels an additional distance over and above
the loaded distance, empty freight rate shall
be charged at 50% of loaded freight of public
tariff on carrying capacity of the wagons

New Para 1.3.A (in chapter — IV)

No freight will be charged for movement of
empty rake, if it is moved as per the
approval in the circuit.

This will be also applicable for the rakes
for which circuits have already been
approved.

1.3.A The party will also have an option of
taking freight rebate ‘without’ the annual
cap as mentioned in para 1.3. In this
option, the interest component of cost of
investment shall be limited to IR’s payment
of the same to IRFC.

This option has to be exercised by the par

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before signing the Agreement. For rakes
already inducted as well as for rakes for
which Agreements have already been
signed, this option may be exercised within
60 days of issue of this amendment.

3. This issues with concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry

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Related circulars

• Related: Freight Marketing Circular No. 09 of 2019
• Related: FREIGHT MARKETING CIRCULAR NO. 22 OF 2022
• Related: Freight Marketing Circular No. 27 of 2018
• Related: No. 2018/TC(FM)/4/13
• Related: Freight Marketing Circular No. 16 of 2018

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