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section 41 of Section 65 (90 a) Chapter V of Finance Act, 1994 clearly states that “renting” means allowing, permitting or granting access, entry, occupation, use or any such facility, wholly or partly, in an immovable property, with or without the transfer of possession or control of the said immovable property and includes letting, leasing, licensing or other similar arrangements in respect of immovable…

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Report No.5 of 2021 (Railways)  
Chapter 1 
Chapter 2 
 
Chapter 2 – Operations and Business Development 
Member (Operations and Business Development) at Railway Board is 
responsible for Traffic Transportation, Coaching, Tourism & Catering, 
Commercial, Non Fare Revenue, Marketing & Business Development and 
Information Technology.  He is assisted by Additional Members/Principal 
Executive Directors for fulfilling his responsibilities.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At the Zonal level, the Traffic Department has two departments, viz. 
Operating and Commercial. These are headed by Principal Chief 
Operations Manager (PCOM) and Principal Chief Commercial Manager 
(PCCM) respectively, who work under the overall supervision of General 
Manager of the Zonal Railway. At the divisional level, the Operating and 
Commercial Departments are headed by Senior Divisional Operations 
Manager (Sr.DOM) and Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (Sr.DCM) 
Member - Operations and Business Development 
Additional 
Member, Principal 
Executive Director 
Additional Member, 
Principal Executive 
Director 
 
Traffic 
Transportation, 
Coaching, Tourism 
& Catering  
Commercial, Non fare 
Revenue, Marketing & 
Business 
Development and IT 
Railway Board 
General Manager 
Principal Chief 
Commercial 
Manager  
Principal Chief 
Operations Manager 
Zonal Level

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respectively, who report to Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of the 
concerned Division.  
The total traffic operating expenses during the year 2018-19 was  
` 27,273.29 crore11. Total gross traffic receipt during the year was 
` 1,89,906.58 crore12. A comparative graph of Gross Traffic Receipts for 
the last five years is shown below: 
 
During 2018-19, the annual growth rate of passenger originating improved 
by 1.85 per cent13 over the previous year. Passenger earnings in 2018-19 
increased by 4.98 per cent14.  In 2018-19, freight loading increased by 
5.34 per cent15. The freight earnings increased by 8.87 per cent as 
compared to the previous year.  Sundry earnings in 2018-19 decreased 
by 19.47 per cent from ` 8,688.18 crore to ` 6,996.23 crore when 
compared to the previous year.   
During the year, apart from regular audit of vouchers, tenders etc., 980 
offices of the Commercial and Operating departments were audited.  
This Chapter includes a Pan India Paragraph on ‘Provision of Elephant 
Passages’ in Indian Railways.  In addition, this chapter also includes eight 
individual paragraphs. These paragraphs highlight compliance issues in 
 
11 Sub Major Head 3002-3003 (07)-Operating Expenses - Traffic in 2018-19 
12 Includes Passenger Earnings ` 51,066.65 crore, Freight Earnings ` 1,27,432.72 crore, 
Other Coaching Earnings ` 4,474.46 crore and Sundry Earnings ` 6,996.23 crore, 
Clearance for Traffic Outstading (Suspense) ` (-) 63.48 crore   
13 Indian Railways carried 8,439.06 million passgengers during 2018-19 as against 
8,285.77 million passengers in the previous year 
14 ` 48,643.14 crore in 2017-18 and ` 51,066.65 crore in 2018-19 
15 1,159.55 million tonne in 2017-18 to 1,221.48 million tonne in 2018-19

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2.1  Provision of Elephant Passages in Indian Railways: East 
Coast, Northeast Frontier, South Eastern, Southern, South 
Western, Northern, East Central and North Eastern Railways  
2.1.1 Introduction 
Indian elephant has been listed as an endangered species16 since 1986 
by International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 
(IUCN). During the period 2012-17, the elephant population in India 
registered a 11 per cent decrease i.e. from 30,711 to 27,31217. In order to 
provide maximum legal protection, Elephant has also been included as a 
Schedule-I animal under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Further, Project 
Ministry of Railways circulated (June 2015) the recommendations of 
World Wildlife Fund-India (WWF) to stop

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