Implementation of Penal Demurrage charge

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Implementation of Penal Demurrage charge a) 'Issue of notice' for imposition of Penal Demurrage and 'imposition of Penal

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(m«f =tt<cfil<) Government of India 
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(tclcl" iITk) (Railway Board) 
No.TC-l/2022/201/efile/2 (3394909) 
New Delhi, dt.19.09.2022 
Pr. Chief Commercial Manager 
Pr. Chief Operations Manager 
All Zonal Railways 
Sub: Implementation of Penal Demurrage charge 
Ref: 
Corrigendum No.32 to 
Rates 
Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage- 
Waiver/2016/0 dt. 13.09.2022 
Please refer to Board's Circular under reference effective froaw) 1.10.2022. 
Modalities for implementation of Penal Demurrage Charge are given below for 
compliance - 
a) 'Issue of notice' for imposition of Penal Demurrage and 'imposition of Penal 
Demurrage' may be treated as two separate activities. 
b) Notice period for imposition of Penal Demurrage (which is for duration of 48 hours at 
present) may be reduced to 24 hours. 
c) Notice for imposition of Penal Demurrage may be issued via a 'numbered control 
message' of Commercial Control with the verbal approval of the competent authority 
(PCCM/PCOM/DRM). 
d) Immediate intimation of the notice for imposition of Penal Demurrage shall be sent 
automatically via system-generated SMS and e-mail to all the concerned customers as 
per the goods shed profile; and 
e) Imposition of Penal Demurrage, 24 hours after the issue of notice as mentioned in the 
above sub-paras, shall be with a formal approval of the competent authority. 
(Ans&ey) 
Director Traffic Commercial (Rates) 
Railway Board 
Copy to: 
CAO/FOIS; GM(FOIS)/CRIS

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