Fly Ash / Bed Ash Loading - Freight Incentive schemes

 

Fly Ash / Bed Ash Loading 

Introduction and Background

The Railway Board has introduced a revised Freight Incentive Scheme specifically targeting the loading of Fly Ash and Bed Ash. 

Authority: CC No. 09 & 95 of 2020 and CC No. 219 of 2024 

Objective: 

The core objective of this scheme is to encourage additional loading of Fly Ash and Bed Ash and to enhance the utilization of rolling stock by offering targeted freight incentives.

                                            Fly Ash / Bed Ash Loading - Discount 

Type of Rolling Stock	Rate of Concession	Packing condition
Open Wagons	40% Discount on NTR of applicable classes	Bagged or Bulk or loose
Flat Wagons	40% Discount on NTR of applicable classes	Bagged only
Covered Wagons	To be charged at NTR of Class LR 1	Bagged only

Applicability Conditions

The 40% discount is applicable only when the entire rake is released, unloaded, emptied, and then back loaded at the same terminal. 

If empty rakes are supplied from other terminals, the discount is limited to 20% only.

Floor Rate Policy

There will be no floor rate for concessions under this scheme. The applicable chargeable freight will reflect the full discount of 40% or 20% on the NTR of the respective class.

Permitted Terminals

The scheme is applicable to all terminals, ensuring wide coverage and implementation flexibility.

Concurrent Concession

The following can be availed simultaneously:
- Freight concessions for traffic moving to/from the North East Region.

- In case of traffic booked in the TEFD (Traditional Empty Flow Directions) stream, the lower of the two NTRs will be charged.

Lead Restriction

There will be no restriction on the lead distance, giving flexibility to shippers.

Processing Procedure

Customers need not apply separately to avail these concessions. The benefit will be automatically granted via TMS (Terminal Management System), depending on the features of the scheme.

Key points for MCQ - Loading of Fly Ash / Bed Ash:

1. In Open Wagons - 40% discount on NTR - Packing condition is bulk or loose or bagged 

2. In Flat Wagons - 40% discount on NTR - Packing condition is Bagged only 

3. In covered Wagons - charged at class NTR of LR 1 - Packing condition is Bagged only 

4. NTR stands for Normal Tariff Rate

5. Applicable for all terminals

6. Discount is limited to 20%, if empty rakes are supplied from other terminals

7. No lead restriction

8. Concurrent concession available for freight to and from for North East region

9. In case of TEFD, the lower of two NTRs will be charged

10. TEFD stands for Traditional Empty Flow Direction

11. TMS stands for Terminal Management System

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PTO - Preferential Traffic Order 2025-26

PTO - Preferential Traffic Order   

• Source: The PTO General Order No. 99  (for allotment of Wagons) w.e.f 01.04.2025. Unless canceled earlier, it will remain in force up to 31st March 2026 Please click for RB letter

• Section 70 of the Railways Act, 1989 - First comes first to serve - Basis for Booking and transportation of Goods.  No priority or No preference  

 

• Section 71 of Railway Act, 1989 - Orders are issued by Central Government to Railways Administration from time to time - For giving priority or preference to booking and transportation of particular types of commodities in the interest of the Nation / Public in General or for Industrial Development. 

 

• PTO - Preferential Traffic Order - Published by the Central Govt in Gazette and informed the Railway Administration.  

 

• PTO validity - 1 Year.  

 

• The priority route is decided and Goods are carried by that route only

  

General Instructions:  

 

•  Block Rake traffic is preferred over Peice-meal Traffic. 

 

•  Traffic will have preference over other Traffic within the same class of Priority in the following order: 

 

1.      Traffic guaranteed under special Schemes 

2.      Traffic in rakes loaded from the Good shed of the station having round the clock working

3.      Traffic booked from Full rake handling siding having mechanized loading facility.

4.      Traffic offered for distance of more than 600 Kms within the same classification  

5.      Single Point Block rakes over two-point / multipoint mini rakes  

6.      Wednesday & Saturday shall be reserved and notified for allotment of rakes as per the ODR - Date of Registration irrespective of the class of priority.   

7.      Monday & Friday will be  nominated two days for according higher priority to traffic covered under Premium Indent Scheme

 

•  Any Traffic under special orders of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) / Zonal Railways 

Priority	Traffic
A	Military Traffic sponsored by MILRAIL and approved by the Railway Board
B	Emergency Relief works (for natural calamities like floods, drought, earthquakes etc)  - Sponsored by an Officer, not below the rank of Dy.Secretary of Central / State Government or by a Non-Government Organisation. All Food grains except quota traffic notified by the Railway Board.  Levy Sugar for PDS - Public Distribution System & other welfare programs sponsored by FCI - Food Corporation of India / State Govts or their agencies approved by the Railway Board. Proposals for sponsorship of any other commodity by a Central Govt agency  will require specific approval of the Railway Board.
C	1	Coal	i) Sponsoring authority is Public Sector Coal - Accepting authority is ED/RM, Kolkata for ER, ECR, SER, SECR & ECoR  ii) Sponsoring authority is Private coal companies - Accepting authority is COM/CFTM of other Zonal Railways iii) Sponsoring authority is Coal Importers - Accepting authority is PCOM/CFTM of respective Zonal Railways
	2	Iron Ore	Sub - Priority	Traffic Type
			C +	From Customer’s own private siding to his own private siding at unloading end of for domestic manufacturer
			C	One end to other end, the Customer is having his own private siding at either end for domestic manufacture
			C -	One end to the other end, the Customer not owned by him at both ends.
	3	Other than 1 & 2	i) Non - refined Edible Salt - For the States of West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim & Tripura  - Sponsored by the respective State Governments .  For the other States  - The Sponsored by Salt Commissioner & Accepted by the Zonal Railways (Amendment 2 to GO.98 dated 02.08.2024) ii) Common Salt to approved iodization plants - For the States of West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim & Tripura  - Sponsored by the respective State Governments .  For the other States  - The Sponsored by Salt Commissioner & Accepted by the Zonal Railways (Amendment 2 to GO.98 dated 02.08.2024)   iii) Fertilizer - Sponsored by Fertilizer manufacturers / Importers  - Accepted by the Zonal Railways    iv) POL - Petroleum, Oil & Lubricants - Sponsored by Oil companies - Accepted by the Railway Board
D	All other Traffic not included in A, B & C

 

Key points for MCQ 

 

1. PTO stands for Preferential Traffic Order 
2. PTO validity - 1 Year   
3. PTO - Issued by Central Govt and published in Gazette
4. No of Priorities under PTO - 4 
5. MIL RAIL - Military wing of the Railways  (Office at Sena Bhawan, Army Hqrs) 
6. Railways Act - Year 1989 (The First act in 1890)
7. PDS stands for Public Distribution System 
8. RMS stands for Raw Material for Steel plants 
9. POL stands for Petroleum, Oil, & Lubricants 
10. ED/RM - Executive Director Rail Movement
11. SCO stands for Salt Commissioner Organization - Hqrs - Jaipur
12. Salt Commissioner is working under DPIIT 
13. DPIIT stands for Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (Ministry of Commerce & Industry)
14. Wednesday and Saturday are fixed for allotment of Rakes as per the date of registration, irrespective of the class of priority. 
15. Monday and Friday will be nominated two days for higher priority to traffic covered under Premium Indent Scheme.

 

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Ex-gratia for Train Accidents, Untoward Incidents, and Manned Level Crossing Accidents

Ex-gratia for Train Accidents, Untoward Incidents, and Manned Level Crossing Accidents

Type of Accident	Ex-gratia for Death	Ex-gratia for Grievous Injury	Ex-gratia for Simple Injury
Train Accident (as defined under Section 124 of the Railways Act, 1989)	Rs. 5,00,000/-	Rs. 2,50,000/-	Rs. 50,000/-
Untoward Incident (as defined under Section 124A of the Railways Act, 1989)	Rs. 1,50,000/-	Rs. 50,000/-	Rs. 5,000/-
Accident at Manned Level Crossing (due to Railway’s prima facie liability)	Rs. 5,00,000/-	Rs. 2,50,000/-	Rs. 50,000/-

 

Authority: Railway Board Letter No. 2023/TC-III/49/I/Ex-gratia dated 18.09.2023

IRCTC - Latest facts

 

IRCTC - Latest Facts

• Website:  www.irctc.co.in and IRCTC Rail Connect App (Android & iOS).
  
  

• IRCTC revolutionized the life of the common man by enabling online ticket booking for Indian Railways.
  
  

• Launched in August 2002, with just 27 tickets booked on the first day.
  
  

• Record break - 15.88 Lakh e-tickets booked in a single day (21st March 2022) 

• Record break - 28,434 tickets were booked in a single minute on 12th November 2022 at 11:02 AM.
  
  

• One of the largest e-commerce websites in India and Asia Pacific.
  
  

• NGeT - Next Generation E-Ticketing launched on 28th April 2014. .
  
  

• The NGeT system can book over 26,000 tickets per minute.
  
  

• Share of Total Reserved Tickets - 82.68% In FY 2022-23
  
  

• An average of 12.38 lakh tickets - Booked daily - FY 2023-24
  
  

• The ticket booking service is available 24x7, except for a 35-minute daily break from 23:45 hrs to 00:20 hrs.

Key Points: 

1. IRCTC launched in 2002 August

2. NGeT stands for Next Generation E-Ticketing

3. The ticket booking service is available 24x7, except for a 35-minute daily break from 23:45 hrs to 00:20 hrs.

IRCTC - नवीनतम तथ्य

• वेबसाइट: www.irctc.co.in और IRCTC रेल कनेक्ट ऐप (एंड्रॉइड और iOS)।

• IRCTC ने भारतीय रेलवे के लिए ऑनलाइन टिकट बुकिंग को सक्षम करके आम आदमी के जीवन में क्रांति ला दी।

• अगस्त 2002 में लॉन्च किया गया, पहले दिन सिर्फ़ 27 टिकट बुक हुए।

• रिकॉर्ड तोड़ - एक ही दिन में 15.88 लाख ई-टिकट बुक हुए (21 मार्च 2022)

• रिकॉर्ड तोड़ - 12 नवंबर 2022 को सुबह 11:02 बजे एक मिनट में 28,434 टिकट बुक किए गए।

• भारत और एशिया प्रशांत क्षेत्र की सबसे बड़ी ई-कॉमर्स वेबसाइटों में से एक।

• NGeT - Next Generation E-Ticketing 28 अप्रैल 2014 को लॉन्च की गई।

• NGeT सिस्टम प्रति मिनट 26,000 से ज़्यादा टिकट बुक कर सकता है।

• कुल आरक्षित टिकटों का हिस्सा - वित्त वर्ष 2022-23 में 82.68%

• औसतन 12.38 लाख टिकट - प्रतिदिन बुक किए गए - वित्त वर्ष 2023-24

• टिकट बुकिंग सेवा 23:45 बजे से 00:20 बजे तक 35 मिनट के दैनिक ब्रेक को छोड़कर, 24x7 उपलब्ध है।

मुख्य बिंदु:

1. आईआरसीटीसी की शुरुआत अगस्त 2002 में हुई थी

2. एनजीईटी का मतलब है नेक्स्ट जेनरेशन ई-टिकटिंग

3. टिकट बुकिंग सेवा 24x7 उपलब्ध है, सिवाय 23:45 बजे से 00:20 बजे तक 35 मिनट के दैनिक ब्रेक के।