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Clarifications on various issues raised by Zonal Railways w.c.t

No. 2021/TC(FM)/18/23 · 2019-07-11
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Circular numberNo. 2021/TC(FM)/18/23
Date2019-07-11
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicfreight

Summary

Clarifications on various issues raised by Zonal Railways w.c.t Sub: Clarifications on various issues raised by Zonal Railways w.c.t.

Text of the circular

2021/TC(FM)/18/23-Part(8)

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भारत सरकार ~=GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय ~MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
रिलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)
रेल भवन, नई दिल्‍ली - 110001
No. 2021/TC(FM)/18/23 - Part 8 Rail Bhavan, New Delhi -— 110 001, datect}jo9.2024

Pr. Chief Commercial Managers,
Pr. Chief Operations Managers,
All Zonal Railways

Sub: Clarifications on various issues raised by Zonal Railways w.c.t.
implementation of GCT policy

Various issues are being highlighted by Zonal Railways w.r.t. challenges they are
faced during implementation of GCT policy. The issues highlighted have been
examined in this office. The issues raised and their clarifications are juxtaposed below -

Clarification

Guidelines for installation of EIMWB by
private siding owner, where it becomes
unavoidably essential to install the
weighbride on railway land, are already
given under RMC/Provision of
Weighbridge/2019/0 dated 11.07.2019
and the same is also applicable over
GCTs.
Capital cost initially approved and
vetted by Railway for common user
facilities, shall be considered for
reimbursement to the GCTO in terms of
para 5.2.3 of GCT policy.

Issues raised by ZRs

Installation of EIMWB is mandatory
within the GCT premises, however, in
case of exceptional circumstances
this may be installed partially or
wholly on railway land

In case of variation of estimation cost
and actual, capital cost what
documents can be considered for
calculation of such escalated cost.
‘Further for sake of reimbursement of
capital cost which is to be
considered Sanctioned cost or
executed cost. Clarification of
Railway Board is solicited on the issue.
ZR requested necessary clarification
in this regard that whether the
existing private siding / PFTs located
entirely on non -railway land are also
exempted from payment of land
licensing for connectivity portion of
Railway land. Whether there is any
requirement to convert — existin

It is clarified that existing private
sidings/PFIs located entirely on private
land, shall continue to pay land license
fee for the railway land utilized for
connectivity portion. The land license
fee for connectivity portion can only be
exempted (as per provision of para 13.0
of GCT policy) for such siding/PFT, if

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terminal into GCT to avail benefit of
waiver of land licensing for
connectivity portion.

It may be clarified if the GCTOs are
eligible to get refund for the cost
incurred for works like station building,
booking office and passenger
amenities if any, apart from the
facilities as detailed in para 5.2 of
GCT policy.

As per provision in GCT 2022, staff
cost including Commercial,
Operating and other cost is to be
borne by Railway only. it is suggested
to include that the staff cost may be
borne by GCTOs. The conditions as
made for refunding of capital cost
either in case of Common. user
facilities or new block stations where
loading in terms of MITPA _ is
considered, may also be made
applicable for collecting staff cost
also -

It is requested to clarify that whether
proposal on railway land to be dealt
from conceptual plan, FSR, IPA or
directly from ESP stage.

GCT on non railway land, where ESP
already approved, but GCTO
approached railways for revising the
ESP due to some land _ issue,
procedure to adopt for GCTO either
manually or through GCT portal.

If a proposal uploaded in GCT portal
which was proposed on railway land
with loop line, should be processed
by operating dept. Or commercial
dept.

these are opted and approved for
migration into GCT,.

The works mentioned under para 5.2 of
GCT policy, can only be considered for
common user facilities, which is to
marked on ESP, and accordingly same
shall be reimbursed in terms of para
5.2.3 of policy.

It is clarified that as per provision under
para no. 14.1 of GCT policy, no cost of
commercial staff will be charged from
the GCTO. Thus Railway is only
responsible to borne commercial staff
cost. The operating staff, whenever
required and deployed for 

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