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LIBERALIZED SPECIAL FREIGHT TRAIN OPERATOR (LSFTO) SCHEME

No. 2016/TC(FM)/4/12 · 2020-03-16
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Circular numberNo. 2016/TC(FM)/4/12
Date2020-03-16
TypeRates Master Circular
Topicfreight
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Summary

LIBERALIZED SPECIAL FREIGHT TRAIN OPERATOR (LSFTO) SCHEME In case of the already approved design of wagons, the SFTO should procure the rake and

Text of the circular

FREIGHT MARKETING MASTER CIRCULAR / LSFTO /2020/0

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

No. 2020/TC (FM)/04/02 Rail Bhavan, New Delhi — 110 001, dated 16.03.2020

General Managers,
All Indian Railways.

Sub: LIBERALIZED SPECIAL FREIGHT TRAIN OPERATOR (LSFTO)
SCHEME.

Ref : (1) Freight Marketing Master Circular/SFTO/2018/0 issued vide letter No.
2016/TC(FM)/4/12 dated 02.07.2018
(2) Amendment No. 1 to SFTO issued vide Lt. No. 2018/TC(FM)/4/35 dt.
15/16.11.2018
(3) Addendum No. 1 issued vide Lt. No. 2016/TC(FM)/04/04 (Vol.2) dated
16.05.2019

कफ के के हे के
Ministry of Railways has reviewed the existing Policy on “SPECIAL FREIGHT TRAIN
OPERATOR (SFTO) SCHEME” which was issued vide circulars under reference. The Liberalized
Special Freight Train Operator Scheme shall be in supersession of existing policy. Copy of the
revised policy is attached. In case of Operators registered under old SFTO policy wants to migrate
into new LSFTO policy, they may be permitted to do so by signing a new LSFTO agreement.
However, registration fees already deposited shall not be refunded.

This scheme will come into force with immediate effect.

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

The receipt of this letter may please be acknowledged. ~ A -
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(Mudit Chandra)
Director Freight Marketing
No. 2020/TC (FM)/04/02 Rail Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 001, dated 16.03.2020
Copy forwarded to:

1. The Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General of India (Railways), Room No. 224, Rail Bhawan
with 36 spares.

2. Principal Financial Advisor, All Indian Railways.

For te ommissioner/Railways

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FREIGHT MARKETING MASTER CIRCULAR / LSFTO /2020/0

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No. 2020/TC (FM)/04/02 Rail Bhavan, New Delhi-— 110 001, dated 16.03.2020

1. The Principal Chief Commercial Manager, All Indian Railways.

2. The Principal Chief Operations Manager, All Indian Railways.

3. The Chief Freight Traffic Manager, All Indian Railways.

4, The Chief Commercial Manager (FM), All Indian Railways.

5. The Managing Director / Chief Commercial Manager, Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd.,

Belapur Bhawan, Plot no. 6, Sector-11, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai — 400014.

6. The Managing Director, Centre For Railway Information System (CRIS), Chanakyapuri, Near
National Rail Museum, New Delhi.

7. CAO/FOIS, Centre For Railway Information System (CRIS), Chanakyapuri, Near National Rail
Museum, New Delhi.

8. GM/FOIS, Centre For Railway Information System (CRIS), Chanakyapuri, Near National Rail
Museum, New Delhi.

9. Director General, National Academy for Indian Railways, Lalbaug, Vadodara - 390004, Gujarat.

10. Director General, Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management, Hardoi By-pass Road,
P.O. Manak Nagar, Lucknow — 226 011 Uttar Pradesh.

11. AM(Traffic), AM(Commercial), AM(Mech.), AM(Rev.), Adv.(Vig.), EDTC(R), EDV(T),
ED(FC), EDME(Frt.), DF(C), in Railway Board for information please.

12. PSO/Sr.PPS to CRB, FC, MT, ME, M(RS), M(Tr.), MS and Secretary, R. Bd. for kind
information of CRB, FC, MT, ME, M(RS), M(Tr.), MS and Secretary. )

(Mudit Chandra)
Director Freight Marketing

का नि

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FREIGHT MARKETING MASTER CIRCULAR / LSFTO /2020/0

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GENERAL

The objective of the policy is to increase Railways share in transportation of non
conventional traffic in high capacity and special purpose wagons thereby increasing
commodity base of Rail traffic. Induction of better design of wagons to increase throughput
per train will also be facilitated.

This policy provides an opportunity to logistics service providers or manufacturers to invest
in wagons and use advantages of rail transport of selected commodity to create a win-win
situation fo

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