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Rebate in freight for traffic transported in privately owned wagons

No.TCR/1644/2020/01/3329133 · 2025-03-28
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Circular numberNo.TCR/1644/2020/01/3329133
Date2025-03-28
TypeFreight Marketing Circular
Topicfreight

Summary

Rebate in freight for traffic transported in privately owned wagons Sub: Rebate in freight for traffic transported in privately owned wagons.

Text of the circular

Rates Circular No. 06 of 2025
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No.TCR/1644/2020/01/3329133 
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Sub: Rebate in freight for traffic transported in privately owned wagons.
Ref: Board’s Rates Circular No. 60 of 2009 and its Corrigenda; 15 of 2010 and its
Corrigenda; 23 of 2013; 25 of 2013 and its Corrigenda; 26, 27 & 28 of 2013; 31 of 2014
and its corrigenda, 26 of 2015 & 25 of 2017; 22 of 2019 and its addendum; 24 of 2020;
29 of 2021; 10 of 2022; 06 of 2023 and 08 of 2024.
1. Reference above, sanctions were accorded to grant rebate in freight for Caustic
Soda Liquor/ Caustic Soda/ Caustic Soda Lye; Alumina; Furnace Oil; Ammonia
(anhydrous liquefied gas); Phosphoric acid; and Bulk Cement when loaded and
transported in privately owned wagons.
2. In terms of Rates Circular No. 08 of 2024, the rebate was accorded for the period
beyond 31.03.2024 and valid up to 31 .03.2025.
3. Matter has been reviewed and it has been decided by the Competent Authority to
revise the percentage of rebate as under:
Commodity
% rebate
TL
WL
7.7
7.7
7.0
5.5
6.0
5.9
6.5
5.4
4.9
4.9
5.4
7.7
8.4
Caustic soda jjquor
Caustic soda
Caustic soda Ive
lumina
Furnace oil
mmonia (anhydrous jjquefied gas'
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Bulk cement
4. The grant of rebate will be subject to amendment in the existing agreement with the
respective wagon owner(s) clearly mentioning the total number of privately owned
wagons; their ownership; their codal life; and stipulation regarding ownership of wagon
after completion of codal life of wagon.
Rail Bhavan, Raisina Road, New Delhi 1 10001
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Rates Circular No. 06 of 2025
5. The rebate will be continued till the codal life of the wagons and will be granted only
on mechanically and functionally fit wagons. Any new wagon should only be procured
under any new prevalent scheme(s).
6. 
The rebate will not be applicable for the commodities mentioned herein above
when transported in wagons which are availing concession against their procurement
under any investment scheme like WIS, LWIS, SFTO, LSFTO, GPWIS etc.
7. FOIS should take necessary safeguards to ensure that rebate mentioned herein
above is not given concurrently with specific rebate given for other scheme like WIS,
LWIS, SFTO, LSFTO, GPWIS etc. Mechanism should be developed to insert flag of this
check in TMIS/FOIS, and that should also be checked at frequent interval.
8. All other terms and conditions as stipulated in above referred Rates Circulars will
continue to apply unchanged.
9. These instructions shall come into force with effect from 01.04.2025 and shall
remain valid till 31.03,2026.
10. 
This issues in consultation with Freight Marketing, Traffic Transportation
directorates and with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of
Railways.
No.TCR/1 644/2020/01/3329133
Copy to:
Dated :28.03.2025
r. Principal Financial Advisor, All Indian Railways.
2. Dy. C&AG of India (Railways), Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.
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No.TCR/1644/2020/01/3329133 
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Copy for information and necessary action to:
r. Principal Chief Commercial Managers, All Indian Railways.
2. Principal Chief Operations Managers, All Indian Railways.
3. Managing Director, CRIS Chanakya Puri, New Delhi-23.
4. Chief Administrative Officer, FOIS/CRIS, Chanakya Puri, New Delhi-23.
5. Managing Director, Konkan Railway Corporation, New Mumbai-400614.
Rail Bha%n, Raisina Road, New Delhi 1 10001
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Rates Circular No. 06 of 2025
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Director General, National Academy of Indian Railways, Vadodara.
Director, Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management, Lucknow.
GS/IRCA, New Delhi.
CMD/DFCCILJNew Delhi.
Copy to:-
OSD to MR, EDPG to MR, for kind information of MR please.
EDPG to MoSFR(S) for kind information of MoSFR(S) please.
EDPG to MoSFR(R) for kind information of MoSFR(R) please.
Chairman &CEO, M(O&BD), M(F) Railway Board
AM(T), AM(Vig), AM(C), AM(R), PED(TTM),
ED(FM), EDF(C&PPP), EDT

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