C
Commercialpedia Indian Railways commercial circulars and policies

Guidelines regarding Demurrage and Wharfage — Round the clock working

No.TC-1/2019/201/6-Part(1) · 2021-01-04
Currency not verifiedCircularfreight
Currency not verified. Nobody has confirmed whether this circular is still in force. Check the present position before relying on it. The official Railway Board PDF always prevails over anything shown here.

No official Railway Board PDF has been traced for this entry yet. The text below was read from the document held in the library.

Circular numberNo.TC-1/2019/201/6-Part(1)
Date2021-01-04
TypeRates Master Circular
Topicfreight
DirectorateTraffic Commercial (Rates)
CurrencyCurrency not verified

Summary

Guidelines regarding Demurrage and Wharfage — Round the clock working are empowered to introduce round the clock working at railway goods sheds/sidings.

Text of the circular

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (<a मंत्रालय)

(RAILWAY BOARD रेलवे बोर्ड)
No.TC-1/2019/201/6-Part(1) New Delhi, dt.04.01.2021

General Manager
All Zonal Railways

Sub: Guidelines regarding Demurrage and Wharfage — Round the clock working
Ref: Rates Master C ircular/Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver/2016/0 and amendments thereto

Please refer to Para 4.1 and 4.7 of Chapter-I of Rates Master Circular under reference wherein GMs
are empowered to introduce round the clock working at railway goods sheds/sidings.

The matter has been examined. Competent authority has decided to delegate the power of
implementing round the clock working at railway goods sheds/sidings to DRMs by revising the
uidelines as given below-

4.1 The working hours and
business hours of all railway terminals
is 06.00 to 22.00 Hours. General
Manager of Zonal Railways _ is
empowered to introduce the ‘round-
the-clock working’ on case to case
basis after analyzing traffic handled at
railway terminal and__ possible
improvement in wagon-turn-round.
The business hours in such case should
also be extended suitably to cater to
‘round-the-clock’ working.
4.7 Suitable infrastructure should be
created by Zonal Railways. Proper
arrangement should be made for
security of goods and railways cash
etc. Special emphasis should be laid on
arranging sufficient lighting at railway
terminals for ensuring safe and quick
loading/unloading of wagons.
Attention to approach road and other
required facilities should also be put in
lace.

Revised Guidelines
4.1 The working hours and business hours of all railway terminals is
06.00 to 22.00 Hours. DRM may introduce the ‘round-the-clock
working’ on case to case basis after analyzing traffic handled at railway
terminal and possible improvement in wagon-turn-round. The business
hours in such case should also be extended suitably to cater to ‘round-
the-clock’ working. DRMs may analyze and introduce ‘round the
clock working’ at Goods Sheds (including those notified as CRTs)
having suitable traffic potential.

4.7 Suitable infrastructure should be created by railway administration.
Proper arrangement should be made for security of goods and railways
cash etc. Special emphasis should be laid on arranging sufficient
lighting -at railway terminals for ensuring safe and quick
loading/unloading of wagons. Attention to approach road and other
required facilities should also be put in place. DRMs may ensure basic
facilities like drinking water, toilet, resting, wharf, sufficient
lighting, approach road and other required facilities in Goods
Sheds while introducing round the clock working. Goods sheds
giving higher volume of traffic and revenue may be taken up on
riority basis so as to optimize expenditure.

This issues with the concurrence of Finance directorate of Ministry of Railways. gypnrnt
(he aS
Director Traffic Commercial(Rates)
Railway Board
(kk.mishra@gov.in)
No.TC-I/2019/201/6-Part(1) New Delhi, dt.04.01.2021
Copy to:

1. Pr. Financial Adviser, All Zonal Railways
2. Dy.C&AG(Rlys), Room No.222, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.

for Member os e), Railway Board

No.TC-I/2019/201/6-Part(1) New Delhi, dt.04.01.2021
Copy to:

1. Pr. Chief Commercial Manager, all Zonal Railways
2. Pr. Chief Operations Manager, all Zonal Railways
3. Managing Director, CRIS, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-21.
4. Chief Admn. Officer, FOIS, Camp: CRIS, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.
5. MD, KRCL, Belapur Bhavan, Sector-11, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai-400614.
6. Director General, National Academy of Indian Railways, Vadodara.
7. General Secy., IRCA, New Delhi.
8. Director, IRITM, Vill-Kanausi, Manaknagar, Lucknow-22601 | ia 0A
Loge
(K K Mishra)
Director Traffic Commercial(Rates)
Railway Board

(kk.mishra@gov.in)

Copy for information:

CRB, M(O&BD), M(Fin), Railway Board

AM(T), AM(C), AM(R), PED(TT/M), PED(A/c), PED(Vig.), EDTC/R, ED(CC), ED(PG), EDTT(S),
EDTT(F), ED(Coal), EDFC, EDVT, OSD/MR, Railway Board

TC(R), TC(CR), F(C), Safety Branches, Railway Board

Related circulars

Search the whole library

Open this circular in the search app · Search all 4,233 documents