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Liberalised Automatic Freight Rebate Scheme for traffic loaded in Traditional Empty Flow Directions (TEFD)

Rates Circular No. 08 of 2020 · 2020-04-22
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Circular numberRates Circular No. 08 of 2020
File numberNo. TCR/1078/2019/2/TEFD
Date2020-04-22
TypeCorrigendum
Topicfreight

Summary

Liberalised Automatic Freight Rebate Scheme for traffic loaded in Traditional Empty Flow Directions (TEFD) EMPTY FLOW DIRECTION- FLAT STOCKS (FLAT & MIXED STEEL RAKES) INTER-ZONAL

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Rates Circular No. 0S of 2020

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD

No. TCR/1078/2019/2/TEFD New Delhi, dated 22.04.2020

General Managers
All Indian Railways

Sub: Liberalised Automatic Freight Rebate Scheme for traffic loaded in
Traditional Empty Flow Directions (TEFD)
Ref: Rates Circular No.16 of 2018 and Corrigendum thereto. Boarel’s bitte
Ex of fet No B316118 dokd 2.:3.03.2020.
1.0 In terms of Rates Circular under reference, guidelines were issued for Liberalised
Automatic Freight Rebate Scheme for traffic loaded in Traditional Empty Flow
Directions (TEFD). This Scheme is currently valid upto 30.04.2020.

2.0 The matter has been reviewed. Detailed revised guidelines for Liberalised
Automatic Freight Rebate Scheme for traffic loaded in Traditional Empty Flow
Directions (TEFD) are enclosed. ः

3.0 The revised guidelines shall be effective w.e.f. 01.05.2020 to 31.03.2021.

4.0 Zonal Railways are advised to ensure that wide publicity is given to this Rates
Circular; and also hold meetings with customers at Zonal and Divisional levels.

5.0 This issues in consultation with Traffic Transportation Directorate and with the

concurrence of Finance Directorate in the Ministry of Railways.
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(Shilpi Bishnoi)
Director, Traffic Commercial (Rates)
Railway Board
No. TCR/1078/2019/2/TEFD New Delhi, dated 22.04.2020
Copy for information:
1. PFA, All Indian Railways
2. Dy. C&AG (Rlys.), Room No. 222, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi

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Rates Circular No. 080 2020 Circular No. 01 2020

No. TCR/1078/2019/2/TEFD New Delhi, dated 22.04.2020

Copy for information and necessary action to:

PCCMs, All Indian Railways

PCOMs, All Indian Railways

Managing Director, CRIS, Chanakya Puri, New Delhi

CAO/FOIS, Northern Railway, Camp: CRIS, Chanakya Puri, New Delhi
Managing Director, Konkan Railway Corporation, Belapur Bhavan, Sector-11,
CBD Belapur, New Mumbai-400614

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6. Director General, National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR), Vadodara
7. Director, IRITM, Campus: Hardoi Bye Pass Road, Village & P.O.: Kanausi,
Manak Nagar, Lucknow
8. GS/IRCA, New Delhi f : A phood
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(Shilpi Bishnoi)
Director, Traffic Commercial (Rates)
Railway Board
Copy to:

OSD to MT for information of MT

PPS to: AM(C), AMT, AM (Revenue) & PEDTT(M)
EDTC/R, EDTT/S, EDTT/F, ED/Coal, EDFC, EDV/T

TT-I, TT-II, TT-IUJ, TT-IV, F(C) Branches of Railway Board

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Liberalised Automatic Freight Rebate scheme for Traff
Traditional Empty Flow Direction (TEFD) a

Objective:

To reduce the Empty Running Ratio on IR and to garner additional revenue for the
Railways by a suitable pricing mechanism based on the discount in the TEFD,
whereby automatic rebate from the computerized FOIS system shall become
available to customers offering traffic in inter-zonal/intra-zonal traditional empty
flow direction subject to fulfilment of certain criteria elaborated in this policy.

Notified streams under TEFD shall be based on fiow of empties between divisions
in case of intra-zonal traffic and between divisions to other Zones in case of inter-
zonal traffic. Traffic under TEFD can be booked from end to end (Division to any

‘point lying in the destination Division/Zone of notified empty flow stream) or from

any terminal of the originating division of empty flow stream to any intermediate

terminal in the direction of empty flow stream (subject to certain conditions).

Permitted Terminals:

All Goods sheds, Sidings, Ports, PFTs, etc.

Restricted commodities:

Following commodities shall not be eligible under this scheme:

(i) Iron ore (all types)
(ii) Coal and Coke
(iii) Chemical Manures

(iv) POL traffic

(v) RMC traffic

(vi) Military traffic

(vii) Commodities under Class LR2 and LR3

Lead Restriction:

Short lead traffic of < 100kms shall not be eligible under this scheme.

Permitted wagons:

a. Open - BOXN group, Pure BOST Rakes
b. Covered - BCN and BCNHL group

c. Flat wagons and Mixed Steel rakes - BRN group, BOST grou

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