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Permission for travel of Armed Escorts in Goods Train

No. TCR/1078/2013/Misc./Rep. · 2020-01-23
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Circular numberNo. TCR/1078/2013/Misc./Rep.
Date2020-01-23
TypeCommercial Circular
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Summary

Permission for travel of Armed Escorts in Goods Train agencies and the armed escorts travelling in brake van shall comply all the

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

No. TCR/1078/2013/Misc./Rep. Permission New Delhi, dated: 23.01.2020

Principal Chief Commercial Manager,
Eastern Railways, Kolkata.

Sub : Permission for travel of Armed Escorts in Goods Train.
Ref. :
i) Board’s Rates Circular No. 33 of 2014 and corrigenda thereto.

ii) Eastern Railway’s letter No. C.491/I/ESCORTS/BM/Pt.2 dated
13.11.2019.

RRRKK

Please refer to Eastern Railway’s above mentioned letter requesting guidelines/rules
to allow Armed Escorts provided by private agencies in brake van of moving rakes

‘carrying commodities which are susceptible to theft and pilferage en route.

The matter has been examined and in continuation to above referred Rates Circular
and Corrigenda thereto, the Competent Authority have decided to allow travelling of
armed escorts in brake van of moving rakes carrying commodities which are
susceptible to theft and pilferage en route.

The travelling of armed escorts shall be subject to following conditions:-

1)

A request from consignor/consignee should be received about travelling of armed

, escorts indicating the number of escorts and the name of security agencies

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providing such escorts at the time of furnishing of Forwarding Note or before
loading of consignment. The consignor/consignee shall ensure that the security
agencies and the armed escorts travelling in brake van shall comply all the
Central Acts/States Acts/Rules/Provisions made by Central/State Government.

Travelling of armed escorts shall be subject to compliance of Rules 136 of IRCA
Goods Tariff No. 41, Part | Vol. | with additional conditions that travelling of armed
escorts shall be on payment of I* class ordinary fare.

Concerned RPF, GRPF and Police should be informed well in advance about
such movement by the concerned security agencies as well as consignor/
consignee with full particulars of security agencies, armed escorts and arms
being carried by armed forces in brake van. The particulars will include all
requisite and valid documents of armed escorts including details of arms, arms
licences and any other related papers as applicable. .

Proper briefing of the armed escorts party shall be done by a senior executive of
security agencies before the commencement of escorting duty.

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\~ These instructions shall come into effect from 01.02.2020 and shall remain valid for a
period of six months i.e. upto 31.07%.2020.
Eastern Railway is requested to closely monitor the movement of armed escorts
especially security aspects via-a-vis railway staff in brake-van and furnish a report for
implementing the policy on other Zonal Railways.

This issues in consultation with the security directorate and with the concurrence of
Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

Stapler

(Shilpi Bishnoi)
Director, Traffic Commercial (Rates)
Railway Board.

Copy to : PCCM/All Zonal Railways, except Eastern Railway, Kolkata.

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