Reference is invited to your Railway’s  letter no.C.493/23-Shree Cement dated 14.10.03  requesting for enhancing the delegation of powers to the General Manager, North Western Railway to sanction upto 15% concession under station-to-station rate policy for MG streams for cement traffic as had been done for Western Railway in (i) above. 

            As part of the metre guage network of Western Railway with some cement plants has come under the jurisdiction of the North Western Railway after reorganization of zones,  it has been decided to empower the General Manager, North Western Railway, as a special case,  to offer concessions upto 15% for MG streams for cement traffic under station-to-station rates scheme subject to the condition that the reduced rate realized covers at least the incremental cost plus 10% for the concerned originating destination stream.  Other relevant conditions as per extant rules continue to apply unchanged.           

            This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate in the Ministry of Railways.           

Please issue necessary instructions to all concerned and acknowledge receipt.