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Master Circular on ‘Policy for Management of Railway Land’

No.2021/LML/25/5
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Circular numberNo.2021/LML/25/5
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Master Circular on ‘Policy for Management of Railway Land’ railway land shall continue to be @ 6% of market value of land at 7 % annual

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD)

No.2021/LML/25/5 New Delhi, Dated*.10.2022

The General Managers,
All Zonal Railways & Production Units.

Sub: Master Circular on ‘Policy for Management of Railway Land’.

To enable integrated development of infrastructure aligned with PM Gati
Shakti framework and to attract more cargo to rail, the extant policies for leasing,
licensing and Right of Way (ROW) of railway land have been simplified. The
detailed guidelines on ‘Policy for Management of Railway Land’ superseding all
previous policies/guidelines/instructions on the subject of lease / license/Way Leave
(Right of Way) are enclosed as Annexure.

This issueswith the approval of Board (MI, MO&BD, MT&RS, MF and
CRB&CEO).

DA: As above.
Ce. ४1 LS Le
(Pankaj Tyagi)
Executive Director/Land &Amenities
Railway Board
No. 2021/LML/25/5 New Delhi, dated 97.10.2022

Copy forwarded for information to:

1. The Principal Financial Advisor (PFA), All Indian Railways.
2: The Principal Director of Audit, All Indian Railways.
3 The Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General of India (Railways),Room No. 224,
Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.
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for Member (Finance), Railway Board

No. 2021/LML/25/5 New Delhi, dated¢4 .10.2022

Copy for kind information to:

1. Advisor(MR), EDPG(MR), EDPG/MoSR(D), PS/MoSR(D), OSD(MR), OSD/Co-
ordination(MR).

2. Chairman & CEO, Member (O&BD), Member (Finance), Member (Infra.),
Member (T&RS), DG(RPF), and Secretary Railway Board, New Delhi.

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AM (Traffic), AM(C), AM/L&A, AM/Works, Adv. (Vig.), EDF(X), EDTC(Rates),
EDTT(M), EDTT(S), EDTT(F), ED(Plg.) EDT(PPP), EDV(T), EDF(C),
DTT(Coord), OSD/Chairman &CEO, OSD/Member (O&BD), Co-
Chairman/TMIR, Chairman and Convener/AGE and DTC(R)/ Railway Board,
New Delhi.

Director General, RDSO, Manak Nagar, Lucknow.

Director General, National Academy of Indian Railways, Vadodara.

Managing Director, CRIS, Chanakyapuri, Near National Rail Museum, New
Delhi.

Managing Director, DFCCIL, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

The Principal Chief Engineers, All Zonal Railways.

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Annexure

Policy for Management of Railway Land
(Leasing/ Licensing/Way Leave Facilities on Railway land)

Introduction

To enable integrated development of infrastructure aligned with PM Gati
Shakti framework and to attract more cargo to rail, the extant policy for
leasing, licensing and Right of Way (ROW) of railway land has been
simplified.

The policy shall be applicable to land on which Railway has any right, title or
interest.

This policy shall be applicable for grant of lease/license/way leave
permissions for all the cases under consideration, new cases and renewal
of cases.

This policy shall supersede all previous policies/ guidelines/ instructions on
the subject of lease / license/Way Leave (Right of Way).

Permitted uses of railway land under this policy:

General: All activities connected with railway working and activities which
will promote Railway's cargo service shall be permitted.

Cargo Terminals: Cargo Terminals shall be permitted in accordance with
the extant Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal Policy issued by Ministry of Railways
vide letter no. 2021/TC(FM)/18/23 dated 15.12.2021 as amended from time
to time. .

Cargo related facilities: All activities which use railways as a mode of
transport for at least one direction of movement, e.g. warehouses, storage
facilities, silos, tanks, conveyer belt, decanting facilities, and other enabling
facilities for cargo like rail/road weigh bridges, truck parking, etc. shall be
permitted.

Passenger facilities: Railway land shall be permitted for passenger
facilities as per the policies issued by Railway Board from time to time.

Renewable Energy and other Activities required for railway’s : Sewage
Treatment Plants (STPs), Water Recycling Plants (WRPs)/Water Treatment
Plants, Renewable Energy any other such facility, etc. shall be permitted

Infrastructure for public service utilities: Infrastructure for all public
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