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Uniform working hours and Business hours for goods sheds and sidings - incentive for extended working hours and immediate removal of goods

No. TC-I/94/114/1 Pt. A · 2008-12-10

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Circular number	No. TC-I/94/114/1 Pt. A
File number	No. TC-I/94/114/1 Pt. A
Date	2008-12-10
Type	Railway Board Rates Circular / Letter
Topic	freight
Official source	nfr.indianrailways.gov.in

Summary

Uniform working hours and Business hours for goods sheds and sidings - incentive for extended working hours and immediate removal of goods before 2200 hours, the incentive shall not be permissible (refer Illustrations enclosed).

Text of the circular

No.TC-/94/114/1-pt.A GM(Comml.)

All Indian Railways Government of India Ministry of Railways Railway Board Sub: Uniform working hours and Business hours for goods sheds and sidings - incentive for extended working hours and immediate removal of goods Ref: Board's letters No.TC-I/94/114/1-pt. dt.11.10.2004 and dt.7.4.2006 circulating Rates Circulars No.40 of 2004 and No.29 of 2006.

A clarification has been sought regarding application of the incentive to reckon 50% of time as prescribed in Para 5 of Rates Circular No.40 of 2004.

The matter has been examined and it is clarified that w.e.f.25.12.2008, the incentive prescribed in Para 5 of Rates Circular No.40 of 2004 is permissible only when normal free time prescribed for loading/unloadng or teniovalofconsignment If normnal free time expires at or from railway ip ipremise expires after 2200 hours:

before 2200 hours, the incentive shall not be permissible (refer Illustrations enclosed).

Moreover, the incentive shall be perrmitted for the first night of loading/unloading or removal of consignment from railway premise, and not for the detention of wagons

The clarification with respect to the cases pertaining prior to 25.12.2008 is under consideration and shall be intimated in due course.

New Delhi, dt. jc.12.2008 This issues with the approval of Traffic Transportation Directorate and concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

No.TC-;94/114/1-pt.A Copy to:

1. FA&CAOs, All Indian Railways clar1tication reg. d1ng rule at round the clock working (N.K.Parsuramka) Director, Traffic Commercial (Rates) Railway Board New Delhi, dt. o.12.2008

2. Dy.C&AG(RIys), Room No.222, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.

For Financial Commíssioner/Railways dåring subsequent nights. It is also clarified that such incentive shall be admissible'n case of all goods sheds, and not in case of siding

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