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Policy regarding provision of temporary Reception Booths and Banners at Railway Stations

No.2008/TG.IV/10/PA/Reception · 2009-09-15
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Circular numberNo.2008/TG.IV/10/PA/Reception
Date2009-09-15
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicticket-checking
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded
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Summary

Policy regarding provision of temporary Reception Booths and Banners at Railway Stations The Station Master shall have to ensure the removal of the Booth after

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Government of India (Bharat Sarkar)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)

No.2008/TG.IV/10/PA/Reception Booth. New Delhi, dt.,21.8.2009.

The General Managers,
All Zonal Railways.

(COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO.32)

Sub:- Policy regarding provision of temporary Reception
Booths and Banners at Railway Stations.

The policy regarding provision of Reception Booths and Banners at Railway Stations has
been under consideration of the Board. It has been noticed from the reports submitted by the
Railways that different systems are being followed on various zonal railways. The matter has
been reviewed and it has been decided that the following charges will be realized by the Zonal
Railways for allotment of Reception Booth:

Private
Organisation

Govt./Semi

' Govt.
Orgnisation/
NGO:

Category of Station

|For Reception Booth A-l, A, B&C ं
an DE@F
For Banners All category of stations

In special cases, such as flood relief counters etc., DRM can give permission to set up these
booths by waiving charges.

The procedure to be followed for permitting Reception Booths/banners on the stations is
given in the Annexure-I and Annexure-II gives the format of the permission letter.

. Necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned immediately and implementation
ensured with effect from 15.09.2009. .

This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

\
(R.C PANDEY)
Encl: Two (2) Annexures. Deputy Director, Traffic General-Il,
Railway Board.
No.2008/TG.IV/10/PA/Reception Booth. New Delhi, de.,3].8.2009.
1. The Chief Commercial Manager, All Zonal Railways.
2. FA&CAOs, All Zonal Railways.
3. Fin.(Comml.) Branch, Railway Board. be

for Financial Commissioner, Railway Board.

Contd., 2/-

-:  2  :- 
 
Copy to: 
 
i. Chief Commercial Managers, all Zonal Railways. 
 
ii. MD, CRIS, Chanakayapuri, New Delhi. 
 
iii. MD/IRCTC,  Bank  of  Baroda  Building,  Parliament  Street,  New 
Delhi. 
 
iv. Director  General,  Professor/Training  &  Professor/Commercial 
Railway Staff College, Vadodara. 
 
v. The 
Principals, 
Zonal 
Training 
Centers, 
Central 
Railway/Bhusaval, Eastern Railway Dhanbad, Northern Railway, 
Chandausi,  NE  Railway,  Muzaffarpur,  NF  Railway,  Alipurduar, 
Southern  Railway,  Trichy,  SE  Railway,  Sini,  Western  Railway, 
Udaipur.      
                                      
vi. General  Secretary,  National  Federation  of  Indian  Railwaymen 
(NFIR), 3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi.  
 
vii. General  Secretary,  All  India  Railwaymen  Federation  (AIRF),  4, 
State Entry Road, New Delhi. 
 
viii. Secretary  General,  Federation  of  Railway  Officers  Association 
(FROA), Room No.365‐A, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi. 
 
ix. Secretary General, Indian Railway Promotee Officers Federation 
(IRPOF), Room No.268, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.  
 
x. Secretary General, All India RPF Association, Room No.549, Rail 
Bhawan, New Delhi.

ANNEXURE-I 
PROCEDURE 
 
1. 
Reception booth shall be operated only for facilitating the journey of 
incoming/outgoing passengers by different trains. 
2. 
The movement of such passengers is related with a specific incident/business for 
which the Reception Booth is asked for. 
3. 
The organization or the applicant shall prefer a formal appeal at least 7 days in 
advance of its actual operation of the booth indicating the details such as purpose, 
full address, period, the name of the representative/representatives who will 
manage the Booth and train number and name by which the passengers are expected 
to arrive/depart. 
4. 
Maximum 4 (four) persons shall be allowed at a time for managing the Reception 
Booth.  They need not have to purchase Platform Tickets. 
5. 
4 (Four) Chairs and 1 (one) Table measuring not more than 3.5 ft x 2.5 ft will be 
allowed for use at the booth. 
6. 
No construction or erection of any structure is permissible for this purpose. 
7. 
No loud speaker shall be allowed to use.  Only a banner of the applicant shall be 
allowed to use and t

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