Rates Circular No.16  /2005

 

Government of India(Bharat Sarkar)
          Ministry of Railways(Rail Mantralaya)
      (Railway Board)

General Manager(Comml.)
All Indian Railways.

            Sub: Recovery of undercharges at destination station.

            In terms of para 1427 of Indian Railway Commercial Manual (Vol.II), the destination station are required to weigh the consignments and recover the punitive charges for overloading if due, before the delivery of goods. These instructions have further been re-iterated vide Board’s letter  of even No. dated 05.11.2004.

It  has been reported by South Western Railway that  in the case of  iron-ore consignment destined to Vizag Port and Madras Port, destination stations did not realize the punitive charges before allowing the consignee to unload the consignment, despite prior intimation by South Western Railway and also failed to take this amount in their station outstandings as per rules.

 Board have taken a serious view of this lapse. The Railways are directed that the necessary action should be taken by destination station  to realize the undercharges including the punitive charges, before delivery of goods. A report on realization of undercharges may please also  be sent  to Board in compliance of para 6.0 of  Board’s letter of even No. dated 05.11.2004.

N. K.Parsuramka
   Jt.  Director, Traffic Comml. (Rates)
Railway Board