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| Circular number | No.TC-I/2024/20 |
|---|---|
| Date | 2025-03-19 |
| Type | Corrigendum |
| Topic | train-services |
| Directorate | Traffic Commercial (Rates) |
Review of Demurrage/Penal Demurrage Para | Base rate of Demurrage charge shall be | Base rate of Demurrage charge shall be
Corrigendum No.56 of Rates Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver/2016/0 भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA रैल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Yaa बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD) No.TC-I/2024/20 l/efile/6 (3474365) General Manager All Zonal Railways Sub: Review of Demurrage/Penal Demurrage New Delhi, dt. 19.03.2025 Ref: (i) Rates Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver/2016/0 (ii) Corrigendum No.32 of Rates Waiver/2016/0 Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage- (iii) Board’s letter No.TC-I/2019/201/6 (3298964) dt.16.07.2021 (iv) Board’s letter No. TC-I/2022/20 I /efile/2 (3394909) dt.19.09.2022 Please refer to Corrigendum No.32 of Rates Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage- Waiver/2016/0 vide which slab wise rate of Demurrage has been implemented and provision for levy of Penal Demurrage has been revised. The matter has been reviewed and it has been decided to revise the slab wise rate of Demurrage and to do away with the provision of Penal Demurrage, as given below - Chapter-I of Rates Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver/2016/0 | | EXISTING GUIDELINES REVISED GUIDELINES Para | Base rate of Demurrage charge shall be | Base rate of Demurrage charge shall be 3.1 Rs.150/- per 8-wheeled wagon per hour, or | Rs.150/- per 8-wheeled wagon per hour, part of an hour, for detention of wagon in| or part of an hour, for detention of excess of the permissible free time for | wagon in excess of the permissible free loading or unloading. Demurrage Charge | time for loading or unloading. will be levied in graded Demurrage | Demurrage Charge will be levied in manner as under- Duration of Rate of excess detention Demurrage (Beyond prescribed free time for loading/unloading j Upto 6 hours Base Rate (2150 per wagon per hour or part thereof) graded Demurrage manner as under- Rate of Demurrage Duration of excess detention (Beyond prescribed free time for loading/unloadin Upto 6 hours Base Rate (2150 per wagon per hour or part thereof) ee EEE ee न No.455, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi-110001 y* | Corrigendum No.56 of Rates Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver/2016/0 Base rate + 10% Ee 6 hours upto 12 hours Beyond 12 hours | Base rate + 25% upto 24 hours upto 48 hours upto 72 hours rate Beyond 72 hours | Thrice of Base upto 96 hours rate Beyond 96 hours Six times of Base rate known as “Penal Demurrage Rate” All other extant guidelines vide Corrigendum No.32 of Rates Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage- Waiver/2016/0 hold good. Beyond 6 hours upto 12 hours Beyond 12 hours upto 24 hours Base rate + 50% upto 48 hours Beyond 48 hours upto 72 hours Beyond 72 hours Thrice of Base rate Base rate + 25% In case excessive congestion takes place at any terminal/steel plant, PCCM/PCOM/DRM can_ increase the demurrage rates, even at progressively increasing rate, subject to maximum of six times of the prevalent base rate. This penal demurrage rates should be implemented only after giving wide publicity(including through SMS/email) and due notice at terminal of 24 hours and should be applicable for the notified period. The rates can be increased by say, 2 times or 3 times or so on, and not necessarily six times at one go in all cases. In fact, Railway may decide to levy variable rates like 2 times for first three hours detention, 3 times for next twelve hours detentions and so on and so forth. Railway must judiciously evaluate the situation and the rates should be increased on merit to the extent considered justified. Levy of six times rate should be resorted only when the situation becomes very alarming. Room No.455, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi-110001 A 7 | Corrigendum No.56 of Rates Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver/2016/0 Further to state that guidelines for waiver of Demurrage will continue to be applicable as per existing SOP. In the context of waiver, Para 2.11 of Corrigendum No.32 of Rates Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver/2016/0 is reiterated which states that application of waiver of Demurrage shall be entertained on
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