Emergency Quota in Railways to High Official Requisition (HOR) Holders
Release of Berths Under Emergency Quota in Railways
In order to meet the urgent travel
requirements of High Official Requisition (HOR) holders, which includes
Central Government Ministers, Judges of Hon'ble Supreme Court/High
Courts of various States, Members of Parliament and other emergent
demands, who are on the waiting list, a limited number of berths have
been earmarked as Emergency Quota in different trains and in different
classes.
The quota is released by the Railways in
accordance with the priority as per warrant of precedence and well
established practice being followed since long. At the time of allotment
of berths/seats, emergency quota is first allotted for self travel of
HOR holders/Members of Parliament, etc., strictly as per their inter-seniority in warrant of precedence.
Thereafter, other requisitions received
from various quarters are considered and the remaining quota is released
taking into account various factors like status of passengers
travelling, nature of urgency like travelling on government duty,
bereavement in the family, sickness, job interview, etc.
Emergency Quota Cells are located at
Zonal/Divisional Headquarters and at some of the important
non-Headquarter stations. These Cells normally function under the
control of a gazetted officer supported by requisite number of staff
posted by Zonal Railways.
This information was made available in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
Source: PIB
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