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RATES CIRCULAR SALES CIRCULAR NO. OF 2020 27. OF 2020

Rates Circular No. 27 of 2020 · 2020-10-23
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Circular numberRates Circular No. 27 of 2020
File numberNo. TCR/1078/2020/3
Date2020-10-23
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicfreight

Summary

and Automobile traffic, LR traffic/Traffic below NTR of Class 100.

Text of the circular

RATES CIRCULAR SALES CIRCULAR NO. ८ OF 2020 27. OF 2020

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ( WIT सशकाश,
MINISTRY OF ROARD A Erg a Wi)
RAILWAY BOARD ( बट ae -)

No. TCR/1078/2020/3 New Delhi, dated 23.10.2020

General Managers
All Indian Railways

Policy guidelines on Round-Trip Traffic (RTT)

Board’s letter of even number dated 05.06.2020
Rates Circular No.11 of 2020

In terms of Board’s letter of even number dated 05.06.2020, policy guidelines were
issued on the above SubjectThe matter has been reviewed by the Competent
Authority.

Accordingly, in supersession of Rates Circular
thereon, following guidelines are issued for policy

No.11 of 2020 and clarification
on Round-trip Traffic (RTT).

Objective:
This policy aims at garnering additional traffic to rail and to reduce empty run by
incentivizing the round-trip traffic by competitive pricing.

Scheme:

In case any customer (consignor) commits to offer traffic in return direction i.e.,
back to the originating station, either from the destination station or from any point
within 200 kms of the destination Station, then traffic for both outward and return
traffic shall be charged as detailed in para 2.2 below. This shall be subject to the
condition that loading in return direction begins within 24 hours of the release of
outward rake at its destination. Further, the benchmark NTKMs shall have to
necessarily be crossed for availing the benefit under this scheme,

a. Charging Policy: The charging shall be as per the illustration below*:

| Direction" [O-D | Sarg eee pale जा ayable

Outward AtoB x 150 At Class 150
Traffic
Return Traffic | B/CtoA 160

Scenario 2
AtoB X 150

At Class 150

At Class 150

At class 140- Less the
Difference of freight between
NTR of class 150 and class
140

Return Traffic | B/CtoA | Y + 140

“Samael xB AtoB Xx 150 At Class 150

Traffic
Return Traffic

B/IC toA Class 150 Less

ee (0.20%
Kec

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RATES CIRCULAR KATES CIRCULAR NO. 47 _ OF 2020 27 OF 2020

discount on NTR in both the
directions.
The distance between point B and Point C shall not be more than 200 km.

b. In case the commodity availing concession is under Main Commodity Head
“Coal & Coke”, then the amount of concession shall be capped at equivalent to 10%
of NTR of applicable class of freight.
Restricted commodities: Iron ore, Container traffic, POL, Military traffic, RMC
and Automobile traffic, LR traffic/Traffic below NTR of Class 100.

Ts)

pplication and Processing:
Rail users desirous of availing incentives under RTT policy, shall be required to
apply Zonal Railway (PCCM, PCOM) alongwith the full details of O-D pair
between which it will operate, commodity (onward as well as in return direction),
details of traffic offered during previous year from these originating and destination
01115,
In case originating points of the return traffic is/are located on other Zonal Railway,
then concerned Zonal Railway shall ensure that the PCCM, PCOM of the other
associating railway has been consulted before approval.

Benchmark NTKM for a month shall be equal to the monthly average of the
commodity NTKMs achieved in previous 24 months from that terminal/station
OR commodity NTKMs from that terminal/station in same month of previous
year whichever is higher. In case entire 24 month data is not available, data of
first 22 months may be taken and that for rest upto two months can be
extrapolated. The actual data should subsequently be fed into system(TMS) at
the earliest, subject to maximum of two months after affecting the scheme in
TMS for a customer. .

Benchmark NTKMs for each commodity shall be laid down separately for
onward and return direction. When benchmark NTKMs are crossed in a RR, the
concession shall be applicable from next RR onwards.

Zonal Railway must ensure that the scheme is not mis-used by formation of cartels
or mere diversion of existing traffic.” The objective of the traffic is to attract
incremental/ additional traffic to rail. That is, overall NTKM of the commodity
should increase.
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