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Rate Instruction No 1 of 2002
Government
of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway
Board
| No.TC-I/2001/201/5. |
New Delhi, dated 2.1.2002 |
The General
Managers (Comml)
All Indian Railways
Sub:
Time-limit for first application and appeal for
waiver/refund of demurrage/wharfage charges.
Board, vide their letter No.TC-I/88/201/6 dated 30.6.1988 had laid down a
time limit of 60 (sixty) days from the date of delivery of goods for
preferring an appeal for waiver/refund of warfage charges. However, no
time limit for refund of demurrage charge has been specifically
prescribed. Certain Zonal Railways have asked for clarification in this
regard.
2. The
matter has been reviewed and it has been decided that:
(i)
The time limit for submission of first application for
waiver/refund of demurrage/wharfage shall be sixty (60) days from the date
upto which these charges had accrued at consignor/consignee’s end;
(ii)
The time limit for preferring appeal against the decision of lower
authority for enhanced waiver/refund of demurrage/wharfage charges shall
be sixty(60) days from the date of order of lower authority against which
appeal is made; and
(iii)
The other conditions viz compulsory deposit of wharfage charge as
per the decision of the lower authority before preferring an appeal for
enhanced waiver/refund of wharfage charge and procedure for refund of
wharfage waived on such appeal as laid down in paras 2 & 3 of Board's
letter No.TC-I/201/72/27 dated 28.4.1986 shall continue, as hitherto.
1.
For all past cases of demurrage refund, first application as well
as appeal against the decision of lower authority received upto 31.1.2002
shall be entertained in relaxation of the time limit laid down in para
2(i) and (ii) above.
4.
These instructions are issued in concurrence with the Finance
Directorate of the Ministry of Railways and these will come into force
with effect from 15.2.2002.
5.
Instructions may please be issued to all concerned immediately.
(K.K.Sharma)
Director, Traffic Comml. (Rates)
Railway Board |
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Rate Instruction No 2 of 2002
Government
of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway
Board
| No.TC-I/2001/101/2. |
New Delhi, dated .1.2002 |
The General
Managers (Comml)
All Indian Railways
The General Manager (Optg.),
All Indian Railways
Sub:
Exemption from payment of Wagon Registration Fee –
Modification of (i) Rule
201(6) of Goods Tariff No.41
Pt.I
Volume I and (ii) Para 1411 (a) of Indian Railway
Code for Traffic (Commercial
) Department, Revised Edition - 1993.
The need for furnishing of Wagon Registration Fee by Platinum
Card holders and Gold card holders (as defined in Board’s Office D.O.
letter No.97/TC(M&S)/26/1 dated 1.4.1999) (copy enclosed for ready
reference) has been examined by the Board.
It has been decided that Platinum and Gold card holders who are
offering traffic from their sidings should be exempted from the
requirement of payment of Registration Fee for wagons/rakes indented by
them. Accordingly, Rule 201
(6) contained in Chapter II of Goods Tariff No.41 Pt.I Volume I is
hereby amended by inclusion of Clause (c) to Rule 201(6) as under:-
“(c)
Traffic in any commodity offered by Platinum card holder and Gold card
holder from their siding.”
2.
In view of above
decision, the Ministry of Railways have decided to revise Para No.1411
(a) in Chapter XIV of the Indian Railway Code for Traffic (Comml.)
Department, Revised Edition -1993.
An Advance
Correction Slip No.10 to this Code is enclosed for information and
necessary action. A formal
correction slip will be issued by the Board’s Accounts Directorate
shortly.
3.
This issues in consultation with the Finance Directorate in the
Ministry of Railways.
(K.K.Sharma)
Director, Traffic Comml. (Rates)
Railway Board |
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Rate
Instruction No. 05 of
2002
Government
of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway
Board
| No.
TCR/1015/96/14
Vol II
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New Delhi, dated
14.01.2002 |
The
General Managers(Comml.)
All Indian Railways.
Sub:- Classification and
Minimum Weight Condition of Timber NOC, Timber Waste, Firewood, Wood Pieces for
manufacture of Rayon Grade Pulp/Paper Grade Pulp and Casurina wood pieces.
Ref:- Recommendation of
Commercial Committee of Interchange.Meeting No.184, Feb’ 2001
Min.5857/Sl.No.2831.
Sanction of the Central Government is hereby accorded to the following:
i) Classification and charging of Timber
NOC, Timber Waste, Firewood, Wood
Pieces for manufacture of Rayon Grade Pulp/Paper Grade Pulp and Casurina Wood
Pieces at Class 140 wagonload and Class 130 trainload.
ii)
Deletion of Special Condition ‘S/10’ and Packing Condition ‘P/36’
attached with commodity ‘Firewood’. Firewood
will beincluded under the mainhead Timber, NOC.
iii)
Partial Amendment of Special Condition ‘S/37’ by deleting the
provision for declaration in regard to the end use of Timber waste, on the
Forwarding Note by the consignor to the effect that the commodity is meant for
manufacture of paper, straw board, hard board or paper grade pulp.
iv)
Timber Waste will include “Casurina Wood Pieces, Wood Pieces intended
for use as raw materials for the manufacture of Rayon Grade Pulp/Paper Grade
Pulp” also.
v)
Except in regard to Timber Waste, which will continue to be charged at
Minimum Weight Condition of 350Qtls. when loaded in BCX/BOX/ BCN/ BCNA wagons
upto 30.4.2002, as per Board’s telemax message of even number dated
6.11.2001(Rate Instruction No.98 of 2001), the existing weight condition of all
other types of timber NOC, wood pieces etc. will remain unchanged.
As already advised, the Zonal Railways having originating traffic in
Timber Waste may please conduct test weighment in sufficient number of wagons
and furnish their reports early for enabling the fixation of MWC on a realistic
basis.
2.
This instruction will take effect from 15.2.2002.
This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate in the
Ministry of Railways.
3A. A draft correction
slip to the Goods Tariff No.43 Pt.I Vol.II and Goods Tariff No.41 Pt.I Vol.I is
enclosed.
2. Issue necessary instructions to all concerned to implement changes as per
draft correction slip.
(K.K.
Sharma)
Director, Traffic Comml (Rates)
Railway Board.
ANNEXURE-I
Correction Slip
dated
Following
entries in Chapter-I of Goods Tariff No. 43 Pt.1, Vol.II please be amended as
indicated against each:-
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No.
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Articles
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Packing
condition
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General
classification
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Weight
condition
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outer
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internal
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BG
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MG
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NG
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130
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Firewood
S/10 (see entry below Timber
NOC)
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351
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Wood
pieces intended for use as raw materials for the manufacture of Rayon Grade Pulp (see entry below Timber
NOC)
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56
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Insert
a new entry – “Casurina Wood Pieces (see entry below the mainhead
Timber NOC)” below the existing entry “Castor Seed (as Oil Seed NOC)”
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329
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Timber
Waste
S/37
Includes-Pharras
S/37(a)
(see
entry below Timber NOC)
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9
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Timber,
N.O.C.
Includes
–
Banate
wood of all types and description
Eucalyptus
wood
Wooden
Railway Sleepers
Timber
oil {as Wood preservatives
(non-dangerous)}
Timber
particles board
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P/26
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140
130
140
130
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185**
175=
CC‡‡
215==
200§
190§§
200
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135@
125=
CC‡
160£
125
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75**
65=
CC‡
65
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TimberWaste
S/37
Includes-
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P/25
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140
130
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350\
185££
175‡‡
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135££
125‡‡
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75££
65‡‡
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Casurina
Wood Pieces, S/37
Wood pieces intended for S/37
use as raw materials for the manufacture
of
Rayon
Grade Pulp/
Paper Grade Pulp
Firewood
Pharras S/37(a)
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P/25
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185*
175=
150
190
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135*
125=
100
140
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75*
65=
65
65
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when loaded in covered wagons
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** For
logs and ballies in covered wagons. |
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when loaded in BCX/BOX/BCN/BCNA upto 30.4.2002
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when in open wagons
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Applicable for soft sawn Timber over Northern Railway both in local booking and
in through booking with other Railways under special condition S/59.
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§
Applicable for Timber lobs and bullies in covered wagons in local booking over
Eastern and N.E.Railway and in through booking from stations on Eastern and
N.E.Railways with other Railways.
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For sawn Timber.
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‡‡
when loaded in open wagons |
§§
applicable for Timber logs and bullies in open wagons in local bookings over
Eastern and N.E.Railways and in through bookings from stations on Eastern and
N.E.Railways with other Railways.
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| £ for
timber logs in covered wagons
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££
When loaded in covered wagons.
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@ For
ballies in covered wagons.
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Effective
from 15.2.2002.
ANNEXURE
–II
Correction
Slip No.
dated
Page
133, Chapter VIII, Special Conditions, of Goods Tariff No.41 Pt.I Vol.I.
For
the existing Special Condition S/37 substitute the following :
“S/37 – Timber Waste is defined as pieces of timber or wood waste
(other than sandal wood but including Casurina wood pieces) including shaving,
lops, tops and branches of trees, vaneer waste, bark waste, bakals, challas (challia),
lips, scraps, rejection and side cuts (off cuttings).
Effective
from 15.2.2002.
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Rate Instruction No 9 of 2002
Government
of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway
Board
| No.97/TC-I/224/1 Pt.(Vol.I). |
New Delhi, dated 18.1.2002 |
The General
Managers (Comml)
General Manager (Optg.)
N.F. Railway,
Maligaon,Guwahati.
Sub:
Movement of timber outside North Eastern States
by rail – Station-wise loading of railway wagons.
Ref: Board’s
instructions of even number
dated
29.6.2001, 27.8.2001and 30.8.2001.
In
Board’s letter of even number dated 31.12.2001 (Rates Instructions
No.1.12.2001) the number of wagons that could be loaded with timber from
approved loading stations during the quarter December, 2001 to February,
2002 was advised. This was
based on the figures communicated by the Special Investigating Team (SIT)
of the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
The Special Investigating Team have intimated that 50 wagon loads
of timber confiscated by them at Tinsukia Station earlier has been sold to
M/s. Bansal Timber Store, Delhi for transportation of timber contained in
these 50 wagons. The SIT have
allowed as one time additional release of 50 additional wagons to be
loaded at Tinsukia Station during the quarter December, 2001 to February,
2002 subject to the following conditions:-
1.
The wagons shall be exclusively utilised for transportation of
confiscated timber sold by the SIT to M/s. Bansal Timber Store.
2.
In case number of wagons utilised by M/s. Bansal Timber Store Delhi
for transportation of confiscated timber is less than 50, balance number
of wagons shall not be available for loading of timber.
3.
The additional wagons now released shall not be taken into
consideration while fixing the maximum number of wagons that could be
loaded in subsequent quarters i.e. March-May, 2002 onwards unless &
until modified otherwise.
Please take necessary action following the extant
instructions duly associating the forest Authorities while arranging
transportation of the said confiscated timber.
(K.K.Sharma)
Director, Traffic Comml. (Rates)
Railway Board
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Rate
Instruction No. 10 of 2002
Government
of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway
Board
ISSUED
ON 18 .1.2002
The
General Managers(Comml.)
| EASTERN RAILWAY, KOLKATA |
NORTHERN RAILWAY, NEW DELHI. |
N.E.RAILWAY, GORAKHPUR |
N.F.RAILWAY, GUWAHATI |
S.E.RAILWAY, KOLKATA |
| SOUTHERN RAILWAY, CHENNAI. |
S.C.RAILWAY, SECUNDERABAD |
WESTERN RAILWAY, MUMBAI. |
CENTRAL RAILWAY, MUMBAI. |
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NO.TCR/1618/96/3(.)
REFER BOARD’S TELEMAX OF EVEN NUMBER DATED 9.1.2001 (RATE
INSTRUCTIONNO.1 OF 2001) ALLOWING CONCESSION OF 10% IN FREIGHT RATE WITH EFFECT FROM
1.1.2001 TO 31.12.2001 FOR CEMENT AND CHEMICAL MANURE DIVISION ‘A’, ‘B’
& ‘C’ WHEN LOADED IN BLOCK RAKES OF OPEN WAGONS PROVIDED SUCH WAGONS ARE
COVERED BY TARPAULINS SUPPLIED BY THE CONSIGNORS AT THEIR OWN COST(.) BOARD HAVE
DECIDED TO EXTEND THE CURRENCY OF THE CONCESSION FROM 1.1.2002 TO 31.12.2002
REPEAT FROM FIRST JANUARY TWO THOUSAND TWO TO THIRTY FIRST DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND
TWO SUBJECT TO THE EXISTING CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN BOARD’S WIRELESS OF EVEN
NUMBER DATED 23.5.1997(.) RAILWAYS SHOULD SUBMIT A REPORT BY THE SECOND WEEK OF
OCTOBER, 2002 INDICATING THE TRAFFIC TONNAGE, EARNINGS AND CLAIM IF ANY
PREFERRED BY ANY CONSIGNOR/PARTY ALONGWITH THE DETAILS OF THE CLAIMS SETTLED ON
THE LOADING OF THE ABOVE REFERRED COMMODITIES DURING 1.1.2002 TO 30.9.2002 FOR
CONSIDERATION OF EXTENSION OF THIS SCHEME BEYOND 31.12.2002 (.)
THIS ISSUES WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE FINANCE DIRECTORATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS(.) ISSUE NECESSARY INSTRUCTION TO ALL CONCERNED
IMMEDIATELY(.) BESIDES THIS ADVISE CEMENT AND FERTILIZERS COMPANIES(.)
ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT(.) RAILWAYS(.)
(K.K.
Sharma)
Director, Traffic Comml (Rates)
Railway Board
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