Short Lead Traffic
- Sources: Rate Circular 16 of 2020 and Corrigendum-1 to RC 16/2020 dt. 05.08.2020. Validity is extended from time to time.
- Salient Features:
- Up to 100 KMs
- Agreement Period: Maximum 10 Years
- Applicable for all Traffic (except Coal & Coke, Iron Ore, Military Traffic, Rail Material Consignments and Container Traffic )
- Permitted Distance slab and Freight Concession as follows,
|
Distance Slab |
Freight Concession |
|
0 -50 KM |
50% |
|
51 - 75 KM |
25% |
|
76 -90 KM |
10% |
|
91- 100 KM |
NIL |
- The applicable concession as mentioned above shall be given on Normal Tariff Rate (NTR).
- This concession shall not be available with any other concession. (except 6% concession on freight applicable to traffic booked to and from the NorthEast Frontier Railway (NFR)region).
- CRIS has developed necessary modifications in FOIS.
- The
agreement shall have a clause of enhanced loading commitment supported
with Bank Guarantee. Depending upon the commitment, the percentage
concession may vary from the rates mentioned in above referred Rates
Circular.
- Zonal Railways must assess the concession vis-a-vis the additional traffic and revenue projections to determine the rate of concession.
- Zonal Railways shall evaluate the fulfillment of committed traffic and revenue projections annually, and realize the unmet revenue from customer or from Bank Guarantee at the end of year.
- Zonal
Railway shall get the MIS report designed in TMS through FOIS/CRIS before
effecting the agreements, so as to get data on traffic, revenue and
concession given for assessment of performance.
Objective of the Scheme
* To attract short-distance freight traffic from road transport to Railways.
* To make Rail freight competitive for nearby destinations where road transport has an advantage.
Practical Examples
Distance: 40 km
* Normal Freight = ₹100 per tonne
* Concession = 50%
* Freight Charged = ₹50 per tonne
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