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Monday, September 23, 2024

IRCTC

IRCTC 

  • Full form: Indian Railway  Catering & Tourism Corporation

 

  • Incorporated on 27th September, 1999  (incidentally, World Tourism day falls on 27th September)

 

  • Headquarters: New Delhi (Registered & Corporate Office)

 

  • CMD - Chairman & Managing Director: Shri Sanjay Kumar Jain, IRTS 1990 (From February 2024 onwards) 

 

  • Zonal Offices - 5 ( New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai & Secunderabad)

 

  • Regional Offices - 10 ( Lucknow, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Bhopal, Ahmadabad, Guwahati, Bhubaneshwar, Patna, Ernakulam & Bangalore)

 

  • Internet Ticketing Office - New Delhi

 

  • Tourism Office - New Delhi

 

  • Mini Ratna (Category 1) CPSE (Central Public Sector Enterprise)

 

  • Extended arm of Indian Railways in the areas of Internet ticketing, catering, tourism & Rail Neer packaged Drinking Water

 

Vision:  

 

1.       Global Reservation System

2.       Professionalization of  Catering & Hospitality services

3.       Development of Budget Hotels

4.       Special Tourism packages.

 

IRCTC is the fourth Railway company to be listed on the bourses after RITES, Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd and IRCON International Ltd.

The initial public offering (IPO) of ₹645 crore concluded in October, 2019.

Subscribed 112 times at a price band of ₹315-320 per share (Face Value is Rs. 10), making it the most successful share sale since January 2018.

IRCTC stock price as on 22.09.2024 is Rs. 890 /- 

139 - IRHES stands for Integrated Railway Helpline & Enquiry System 

 

The government now owns 62.4% stake in the railway tourism company (as on 30.06.2024

 

                                                         Core activities

Internet Ticketing

Catering & Hospitality

Travel & Tourism

Packaged Drinking Water(Rail Neer)

Internet Ticketing:

Started in the year 2002 (first day - 27 tickets) with i-Ticket.  Later, e-Ticket was introduced in the year 2005

2023-24 year data - No of Tickets Sold (in brackets 2022-23)

In One Year

In One day

In One Hour

In One Minute

In One Second

45.30 Crores

(43.13 Crores)

12.41 Lakhs

(11.82 Lakhs)

51700

(49200)

860

(820)

15

(14)

  • IRCTC Mobile App - Approximately 10 Crores Users

 

  • Mobile app downloads (Android & iOS)- 12.20 Crores (as on 31.03.2024) 

 

  • IRCTC's share in Total Train Reserved Tickets   - 83 % as on 31.03.2024.  Hope the share will climb up to 95 % in the coming years. (54% as on 31.03.2015) 
  •  Record break - Highest booking - 28434 tickets in one minute ( 11.02 AM of 12.11.2022)  - Tatkal time - (474 tickets per second) 
  • New initiatives in Ticketing sector.

1.       Waitlist confirmation prediction facility

2.       Facility of Book now pay later (after 15 days)

3.       Train Vacant Seat chart module - to view complete information of vacant, booked and partially booked berths in a train reservation chart

Catering & Hospitality

  • One of the largest hospitality & catering companies of the country.
  • Covering Passenger trains, Railway Stations etc.
  • On board catering services - 480 trains (incl: Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, Gatiman, Vande Bharat & Tejas)
  • TSV - Train Side Vending services in Trains which do not have pantry car provision.
  • Catering Policy 2017 - Divides Catering business into " Meal Production" and " Meal Distribution".
  • Executive Lounges at important stations with facilities of reclining sofa, buffet service, wi-fi, shower like in Airports with nominal charges.
  • E- Catering facility - Order online.
  • Live streaming of 43 Base Kitchensclick for New Delhi Base kitchen 

 

Travel & Tourism

  • Rail tour packages  - Runs 70 Rail tours
  • Special Tourist trains  - Bharat Darshan,  Aastha circuit
  • Buddhist circuit train
  • Majestic tourist train - to cover important destinations in Rajasthan 

 

·         Maharajas' Express - The best luxury train in the World  (for 2 people - 4 days journey covered Agra & Jaipur costs Rs. 6 Lakhs approx)   click for more information 

  

Public can book Trains, coaches and saloons exclusively for any event/function through online.

  • Retiring Rooms - Major Railway Stations
  • Budget Hotels - Rail Yatri Niwas at New Delhi and Howrah.  BNR(Bengal Nagpur Railway - old name of South East Railway)  Hotels at Puri & Ranchi.
  • Air ticketing through IRCTC website.

Rail Neer Plants

·         Branded packaging water "Rail Neer" for Rail commuters

·         19 operational Rail Neer plants.

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Tuesday, September 3, 2024

GAAR - General Anti Avoidance Rules जनरल एंटी अवॉइडेंस रूल्स

 


GAAR 



  • GAAR stands for General Anti Avoidance Rules

  • Object: To prevent taxpayers from adopting aggressive tax planning and avoidance schemes that exploit loopholes in the tax laws to reduce their tax liability.

  • Contained in Income Tax Act, 1961 ( Chapter X-A)

  • Effective from 01.04.2017

  • Threshold Limit:  Transaction of Tax benefit (to all parties) exceeds Rs. 3 Crore in a Financial Year. 

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GAAR


  • GAAR का मतलब है जनरल एंटी अवॉइडेंस रूल्स


  • उद्देश्य: करदाताओं को आक्रामक कर नियोजन और कर से बचने की योजनाएँ अपनाने से रोकना जो कर कानूनों में खामियों का फायदा उठाकर उनकी कर देयता को कम करते हैं।


  • आयकर अधिनियम, 1961 (अध्याय X-A) में निहित


  • 01.04.2017 से प्रभावी


  • सीमा: कर लाभ का लेन-देन (सभी पक्षों को) एक वित्तीय वर्ष में 3 करोड़ रुपये से अधिक है।

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Wednesday, August 28, 2024

General knowledge - Science Instruments सामान्य ज्ञान - विज्ञान उपकरण

 


General knowledge - Science Instruments सामान्य ज्ञान - विज्ञान उपकरण


SN

उपकरण / Instruments 

कार्य / Functions 

1

बैरोमीटर / Barometer 

वायुमंडलीय दाब की माप / Measurement of atmospheric pressure

2

स्टेथेस्कोप  / Stethoscope

हृदय और फेफड़े की गति सुनने | To listen to the heartbeat and lungs

3

कार्डियोग्राम  / Cardiogram 


हृदय की विद्युत गतिविधि की माप | Measurement of heart's electrical activity

4

हाइड्रोमीटर / Hydrometer 


द्रव का आपेक्षित घनत्व मापने के लिए | Measurement of relative density of liquids

5

मैनोमीटर / Manometer


द्रवों और गैसों के दबाव की माप | Measurement of pressure of liquids and gases

6

रेनगेज  / Rain gauge

वर्षा का मापक | Measurement of rainfall

7

रिक्टर स्केल / Richter scale

भूकम्प की तीव्रता की माप | Measurement of earthquake intensity

8

फैदोमीटर / Fathometer

समुद्र की गहराई का मापक | Measurement of sea depth

9

एनीमोमीटर / Anemometer

हवा की शक्ति तथा गति की माप | Measurement of wind force and speed

10

हाइग्रोमीटर / Hygrometer

वायुमंडल की आर्द्रता की माप | Measurement of atmospheric humidity

11

सिस्मोग्राफ / Seismograph

भूकम्प मापी यंत्र | Instrument for measuring earthquakes

12

सेक्सटेन्ट / Sextant

दो वस्तुओं के कोणीय दूरी की माप | Measurement of angular distance between two objects

13

Odometer / Odometer

पहियों द्वारा तय की गई दूरी | Measurement of distance traveled by a vehicle

14

क्रेस्कोग्राफ / Crescograph

पौधों की वृद्धि की माप | Measurement of plant growth

15

टेकोमीटर / Tachometer

वायुयान की गति मापने में | Measurement of aircraft speed

16

स्फिग्मोमैनोमीटर / Sphygmomanometer

रक्त दाब का मापक | Measurement of blood pressure