Rates Circular No. 20 of 2005

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

The General Managers, 
All Indian Railways.                                     

                               SUB:-  Booking of empty bags alongwith the principal commodity.

           Sanction of the Railway Board is hereby accorded to allow booking of any type of empty bags alongwith principal commodity in the same wagon at the same class as applicable to the principal commodity. The applicability of same class will be subject to the condition that the maximum weight of such empty bags carried in one rake should not exceed 5 (five) quintals. 

            This instruction will be effective from 01.05.2005. 

            This instruction will be incorporated in the Goods Tariff No.41 Part 1 (Volume I) as Rule 194.(4). 

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

            This Rates Circular is available on Indian Railway’s official website www.indianrailways.gov.in. The circular can be accessed by opening the home page and clicking on “Railway Board Directorates”, followed by clicking on “Traffic Commercial”, followed by clicking on “Freight Rate Circular.” 

            Issue necessary instructions to all concerned.

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