Clarification regarding Cargo Aggregator Transportation Product

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Clarification regarding Cargo Aggregator Transportation Product FOIS shall furnish a half-yearly report on this transportation product clearly indicating

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No.TCR/1078/2023/Cargo/3446249 CAO/FOIS Camp: CRIS Chanakya Puri New Delhi | 1 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY BOARD 2 SN Issue raised by FOIS 3 Ref: (i) Rates Circular No.3 of 2024 The issues raised in the mail under reference (ii) above have been examined in consultation with Accounts and Finance Directorates of Railway Board and comments on the issues are as under:

Sub: Clarification regarding Cargo Aggregator Transportation Product.

New Delhi, dated 08.03.2024 GM/CRIS

(ii) Email from CRIS dated 20.02.2024 on the above subject.

Chanakya Puri New Delhi after

01.03.2024 shall be held.

Whether those indents are forced to be cancelled and WRF (if collected) are to be refunded?

Para

5.1(c) and 5:1(d) understood as that commodities Cement & Clinker are restricted for loading under conditions of Para

5.1(c) whereas the commodities Cement & Clinker are permitted for loading under conditions of Para

5.1(d). Is this interpretation correct?

Supersession of existing Freight Those indents, if not cleared before Forwarder Scheme (FFS) may lead 15.03.2024, will be forced to be cancelled to outstanding FFS indents which and WRF (if collected) are to be are expected to be loaded on or refunded.

Comments of Railway Board are Yes, it is correct.

Clarification and approval required The definition of NTR has been provided on calculation of Chargeable in many policy guidelines.

Normal Tariff Freight as tabulated below. This Rate" (NTR) refers to the freight charges approval is essentially required for for transport of a commodity and should compliance to Para 6.1 that "the be inclusive of the Base Freight Rate as chargeable freight should not published in Goods Tariff plus Demand

4 5 6 7 8 be less than the Normal Tariff Rate (NTR) of Class LR1."

As per Para 7, Cargo Aggregator has to register itself in e-RD Module by depositing à not refundable security deposit of One lakhs rupees through online payment mode. However, for any collection, GST invoice is to be generated in FOIS, What shall be the rate of GST, Service Code and Service Description for this type of collection?

For example: @5%GST (@2.5%CGST + 2.5%SGST) for Service Code: 996512 (Description:

Transportation of Goods by Rail).

Whether we can use the service code 999799 (0THER MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES) for collection of Cargo Aggregator Registration Fee? The same we use for registration of customers for GCTO.

Whether this collection of Rs.

1,00,000/- shall be considered in Balance Sheet of any Station?

If this collection is to be shown on the Balance Sheet of any Station, then it shall be considered against which station of the division?

Whether, any preferred location of the division shall be taken as input from the Customer for the same?

management Charges like applicable Busy Season Charge, Congestion Charge and supplementary Charge as applicable on various transportation products. Other charges vìz.

Development Charge, Terminal charge, Punitive charges for over loading, and penal charges for mis declaration, if applicable, will be levied on NTR.

GST is applicable on "non-refurndable security deposit" of INR 1 lakh.

This service falls under SAC 996739 with service description "Other supporting services for railway transport" and is subject to a GST rate of 18%.

This service code includes railway passenger terminal services (sale of tickets, reservations, luggage office, left-luggage office); other supporting services of railway transport not elsewhere classified.

Yes.

The colections may be shown against the balance sheet of the preferred location of the division as A new charge code CARF (Cargo Appears ok.

Aggregator Registration Fee) shall be introduced in FOIS as a Local Charge, against which registration mentioned by the customer.

10

-3 fee shall be accrued and collected.

Fee collected shall be accounted as the earning of the respective Zonal Railway under local charge head.

During the registration process, station and division cod

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