Rate Instruction No 41 of 2002

  Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

The General  Managers (Comml)
The General Manager(Optg.),
N.F. Railway, 
Maligaon,Guwahati. 

Sub: Guidelines for movement of timber through railways from 
         N.E. States - use of water marked transit passes.

 Ref : Board's instructions of even number dated 27.11.01, 20.12.01& 07.06.02.

          Please refer to Board's instructions issued from time to time on the above referred subject.   

The Hon'ble Supreme Court vide its order dated 12.5.2001 in Writ Petition No.202/95 had inter alia directed that "transit passes printed only on water marked paper shall be used for transportation of timber/timber products."  However, due to certain administrative reasons, the water marked paper would be available only after June, 2002. 

In view of the Hon'ble Supreme Court's Orders, as an interim measure  pending receipt of water marked transit passes, it has been decided  that following procedure shall be followed for movement of timber outside North Eastern States. 

I.          Till the water marked paper transit passes are made available/used, movement of timber outside North Eastern States shall be permitted only by using transit passes which have been specifically endorsed for this purpose by the Principle Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) or an officer not below the rank of Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) specifically nominated for this purpose by him.

II.          With effect from 1.6.2002 no movement of timber including Sawn and Veneer outside North Eastern States shall be allowed other than on the transit passes endorsed as above. 

III.                  Any movement done without endorsed transit passes shall be treated as unauthorised/illegal movement. 

Further it has been also decided that loading upto 25 wagons from Lanka station as communicated in Board's letter No.97/TT-III/6 timber dated 19.6.2001 and reiterated vide Board's letter of even number dated 7.6.2002 shall be held in abeyance till further orders.  Therefore, it may please be ensured that no loading of timber from Lanka station shall be permitted.  

Accordingly, necessary action may be taken to ensure compliance of the above guidelines under intimation to this office.

Rate Instruction No 43 of 2002

  Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

The General  Managers (Comml)
All Indian Railways
 

Sub: Rationalisation of Demurrage   charges.

 Ref:     Board’s1 letter NO. TC-I/91/201/7 dated 14.9.1992 and 4.12.1992.

In terms of Board’s letters under reference, demurrage on wagons is levied presently on the basis of per tonne or part of a tonne on the carrying capacity of the wagon, for detention per hour, or part of an hour, in excess of the permissible free time notified for different types of wagons.  

2.0            With a view to rationalise and simplify the system of levy of demurrage, a proposal to fix rates of demurrage charges on the basis of per wagon per hour, or part of an hour, for detention  in excess of the permissible free time for the wagon as per the suggestions received from Zonal railways, was referred to the Commercial Committee (CCI) of IRCA. 

3.0            Based on the recommendations made by the Commercial Committee, in its meeting No. 185 held in November 2001, vide minute C/1096, the matter has since been considered.  Sanction of the Central Government is hereby accorded to rationalise and revise the rates of Demurrage charges w.e.f. 31.7.2002 as indicated in the following para. The rationalisation of demurrage charges is aimed to simplify the calculation as well as the time taken in the manual exercise of noting the marked carrying capacity of each and every wagon in the rake by the commercial staff in the field.  

4.0            REVISED SCHEDULE OF RATES OF DEMURRAGE CHARGES EFFECTIVE FROM 31.7.2002. 

4.1               Rate per 8-wheeler wagon per hour, or part of an hour, for detention in excess of permissible free time notified for the wagon.
 

4.2        The Schedule of rates of demurrage charges specified above will be applicable equally to all types of eight wheeler Goods wagons and coaching vehicles (other than passenger vehicles), irrespective of their carrying capacities.  

4.3        The rates of demurrage charges  in respect of 4 Wheeler wagons/vehicles on the Broad Gauge, Metre Gauge and Narrow Gauge shall be half of the rates prescribed for the 8 wheeler wagons/vehicles of the respective gauges specified in para 4.1. 

5.0               There will be no change in the rates of demurrage charges on wagons handed over to collieries/steel plants, detained beyond the permissible free time,  as notified in Board’s wireless message No. TCI/91/201/7 dated 13.4.1992. 

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

Necessary instructions may please be issued to all concerned.

(Shiv Dan Singh)
Director Traffic Comml. (Rates)
Railway Board

Rate Instruction No.44 of 2002.

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

The General Managers(Comml.)  
All Indian Railways.

Rate Instruction No. 47 of 2002

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

The General Managers(Comml.)  
All Indian Railways.

 Rate Instruction No. 48  of 2002

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

The General Managers(Comml.)  
South Eastern Railway, Kolkata.  
The General Manager (Operating)
South Eastern Railway, Kolkata.

 Rate Instruction No. 50 of 2002

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

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

                        Sub:-  Running of Mini Rake- Rules procedure thereof.

                        Ref:  Board’s letters No. TCR/1017/2000/11 dated 13.9.2001 and 26.11.2001.                         

           In terms of Board’s letter of even number dated 13.9.2001(Rate Instruction No.84 of 2001) the concept of running Mini Rakes was introduced by the Board subject to fulfillment of various terms and conditions.