Punitive Charge when overloading is detected in a wagon that has undergone load adjustment

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Punitive Charge when overloading is detected in a wagon that has undergone load adjustment undergone load-adjustment, Punitive Charge of one lakh rupees per wagon shall be

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भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)

No.TC-I/2020/109/SCR(33 17495) New Delhi, dt.03.10.2024

Pr. Chief Commercial Manager
Eastern Railway

Sub: Punitive Charge when overloading is detected in a wagon that has undergone load
adjustment

Ref: (i) Gazette Notification No.GSR.898(E) dated 17.12.2012
(ii) Para 4.31) of Rates Master Circular/Weighment/2019/0
(iii) Board’s letter No. TC-I/2020/109/SCR(3317495) dt.27.05.2022

Please refer to ER’s letter No.C.368/0/Vol.XHI/BG(Weighment) dt.24.09.2024 seeking
clarification regarding levy of freight, in addition to Punitive Charge, if overloading is detected in a
wagon that has undergone load adjustment.

In this regard, a clarification has already been issued vide Board’s letter No.TC-
1/2020/109/SCR(3317495) dt.27.05.2022. Copy of the same is enclosed herewith.

DA: as above

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Copy to:
PCCM, All Zonal Railways (except ER)

भारत सरकार (GOVERNMENT OF INDIA)
रेल मंत्रालय (MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS)
(रेलवे बोर्ड) (RAILWAY BOARD)

No.TC-1/2020/109/SCR(3317495) New Delhi, Dt.27.05.2022

Pr. Chief Commercial Manager,
ECoR

Sub: Punitive Charge when overloading detected after load adjustment.
Ref: (i) Gazette Notification No. G.S.R. 898 (E) dated 17.12.2012.
(ii) Rates Master Circular/Weighment/2019/0 .

Please refer to Sr. DCM/Khurda Road Division letter No.SDCM/KUR/Re-weighment
dated 18.05.2022 seeking clarification regarding rules for Punitive Charge when overloading
detected after load adjustment.

It is to clarify that when overloading is detected after load adjustment, the rules regarding
Punitive Charge is leviable as per Gazette Notification G.S.R. 898 (E) dated 17.12.2012. This
has also been prescribed vide Para 4.3 (iii) of Rates Master Circular/Weighment/2019/0, as
under:-

“Punitive Charge

The wagons that had undergone load adjustment should be randomly re-weighed. The
identification of rakes for random weighment should be done by PCCM in
consultation with PCOM. If overloading is detected in the wagon(s) that had
undergone load-adjustment, Punitive Charge of one lakh rupees per wagon shall be
levied.”

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Director, Traffic Commercial (Rates)
Railway Board
Copy to:
PCCM,
All Zonal Railways (except ECoR)

777/2022/0/0 DD(R

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संख्या॥१०. SDCM/KUR/Re-weighment/

File No. TC-172020/109/SCR (Computer No. 3317495)
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पूर्व तट रेलवे / East Coast Railway
खोरधा रोड मंडल /Khurda Road Division
BRAGA Office of the
मंडल रेल प्रबंधक (वाणिज्य)
Divisional Railway Manager (Commi)
खोरघधा रोड / Khurda Road

1:/Dt. 18/05/2022

The Executive Director (Traffic Commercial Rates),

Ministry

of Railway,

Railway Board,
New Delhi.

Copy to:

CCM (

Sub: Clarification regarding collection of both punitive charge of 1 lakh and punitive charge (POL)
for overloading of wagons upto destination. in case of reweighment / 2"! weighment

Ref; Dy.CVO(T)/ECoR/BBS's letter No. GM/V-2/ECoR/Tic/reweighment/MKB/21/3288,
dtd- 30.12.2021.

Re-weighment of wagons may occur in two circumstances and the same is clarified, vide Railway
Board letter No. TC-1/2014/108//4 Pt.l dt. 29/04/2019 as under.-

a. “.... the rakes, which have been weighed earlier, should be re-weighed only under special
instructions of an authority not lower than DRM or under the instructions from officers of
Vigilance department (SAG ) and above.”

0. ....the wagon(s) that had undergone load-adjustment by the consignor(s) either directly or
through their designated handling agency should randomly be re-weighed. The identification of
takes for random weighment should be done by CCM in consultation with COM.

Railway Board vide letter No. TC-1/2020/109/SCR dt. 29/10/2020 has clarified that, after
load adjustment, there is no provision for weighment. Only random weighment is to be carried out
according to case (b) mentioned above. Therefore, first and second weighment are not relevant to
a wagon that had undergone load adjustment.

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