Rates Circular No. 37 of 2004 

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
RAILWAY BOARD 

The General Managers (Comml.),        
All Indian Railways.

Sub:    Rebate in freight for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) transported in jointly owned tank wagons of the Railways and Oil Industry.

Further to Board’s letter no.TCR/1644/96/4  dated 01.04.2004 (Rates Circular No.13 of 2004), sanction of the Central Government is hereby accorded to grant rebate in freight for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) transported in jointly owned wagons as under: 

  The percentage rebate indicated above would remain in force from 01.10.2004 to 30.09.2005. 

             The rebate admissible in freight will be granted at the time of booking provided the stipulations contained in Board’s letters No.TCR/1644/83/4 dated 07.12.1983 & No.TCR/1644/96/4 dated 20.03.1998 are complied by the Oil Companies. The rebate will not be granted in case of default in payment of maintenance charges for the underframe by the Oil Companies. 

             It may be ensured that details of such jointly owned LPG tank wagons are available with the booking staff so that the rebate in freight is restricted to movements in jointly owned LPG tank wagons only. 

             Before the rebate in freight indicated above is notified, necessary agreement for the transport of LPG in jointly owned tank wagons be entered into by the party with the Railways. 

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

(N.K.Parsuramka)
Joint Director, Traffic Commercial(R)
Railway Board