Railway Board Commercial
Circular : "In the case of tickets already issued at pre-revised rates,
it should be ensured that the difference in fares and other charges on
or after 22.01.2013 will be recovered either by TTEs on the trains or by
the Booking/Reservation Offices before the commencement of journey by
passengers".
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO. 6 OF 2013
No.TCII/2910/2012.
The General Managers (Comml.),
All Zonal Railways.
New Delhi, dated II .01. 2013.
Sub : Revision in Passenger Fares w.e.f. 22.01.2013.
Ministry of Railways have decided to revise Passenger Fares w.e.f. 22.01.2013. Details of the fare revision are as under :-
| S.No. | Class | Increase in Fare per Passenger Kilo Meter (PKM) | Minimum distance for charge |
|---|---|---|---|
i.
|
Second Class Ordinary (Suburban)
|
02 Paise
|
No Change
(Existing - 10 Kms)
|
ii.
|
Second Class Ordinary (Non-Suburban)
|
03 Paise
|
No Change
(Existing - 10 Kms)
|
iii.
|
Second Class (Mail/Express)
|
04 Paise
|
50 Kms
|
iv.
|
Sleeper Class
|
06 Paise
|
No Change
(Existing - 200 Kms)
|
v.
|
AC Chair Car
|
10 Paise
|
150 Kms
|
vi.
|
AC 3 - Tier
|
10 Paise
|
300 Kms
|
vii.
|
First Class
|
03 Paise
|
No Change
(Existing - 100 Kms)
|
viii.
|
AC 2 - Tier
|
06 Paise
|
No Change
(Existing - 300 Kms)
|
ix.
|
AC First Class
|
10 Paise
|
No Change
(Existing - 300 Kms)
|
2. Minimum Fare: The Minimum fare chargeable will be Rs. 5.
3. Development Charge: On the revised basic fares which shall become effective from 22.01.2013, development charge shall not be liveable.
4. Rounding off of Fares:
(i) Fares of all classes except Second Class Ordinary (Suburban):-
Chargeable Fares, as obtained after adding Miscellaneous Charges like
Reservation Fee, Supplementary charge for Superfast trains, Catering
Charge, Service Tax etc. To the Basic Fare, will be rounded off to the
next higher multiple of Rs. 5.
(ii) Second Class (Suburban) Fares:- Chargeable Fares for Second
Class Suburban passengers as obtained after adding applicable
miscellaneous charges like MUTP Surcharge etc. (as and where
application) TO THE Basic Fare, will be rounded off to the next higher
multiple of five rupees, except that in cases where either ‘1’ or ‘6’
comes up as the last digit (i.e. in unit’s place) it will be rounded off
to the immediately lower multiple of Rs. 5, i.e. Rs. 11.00, Rs. 21.00,
Rs. 31.00 etc. would respectively become Rs. 10.00, Rs. 20.00, Rs. 30.00
etc. and Rs. 6.00, Rs. 16.00, Rs. 26.00 etc. would respectively become
Rs. 5.00, Rs. 15.00 and Rs. 25.00 etc. and Fare values ending in Rs. 2,
Rs. 3 or Rs. 4 would be getting rounded off to Rs. 5 and those ending in
Rs. 7, Rs. 8, or Rs. 9 to Rs. 10 and so on and so forth.
5. It is also decided that the existing fares of train services like
Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Garib Rath, Jan Shatabdi, Duronto, Rajya Rani and
Yuva Expresses will similarly be revised to the extent of the proposed
increase in class-wise fares.
6. As per earlier circular of Railway Board dated 26.12.2012, as a
special case to facilitate the passengers of Muhakumbh Mela it has been
decided if any passenger purchases an unreserved reverse ticket through
UTS from any station on Indian Railways for journey to any one of the 12
stations in Allabhbad region serving Mahakumbh Mela and back the
reverse ticket will be allowed to be booked upto 15 days in advance
excluding the day of journey subject to levy of Mela Surcharge as per
extant instructions. In this case also the difference of fare will be
collected on board in the trains in case tickets are booked in advance
and before 22.01.2013 in respect of above.
7. Other Charges:- There is no change in charges for reservation
fee etc. Such charges, wherever applicable, which shall continue to be
levied additionally. However, the second class superfast Surcharge
shall be rounded off to Rs. 10/-.
8. The changes in fares as above shall come into force w.e.f. 22.01.2013.
9. Service tax will be levied as applicable as per instructions issued in this regard.
10. Instructions issued earlier that in the case of
Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Jan Shatabdi/Duronto Express trains, the concession
wherever admissible and in child fare also, it will be granted only in
the basic fares and that all other charges (Catering, Reservation
Supplementary charges like Superfast Surcharge, Enhanced Charges,
Service Tax (if any) etc.) shall be collected in full. This will be
applicable from 01.04.2013 as per the said instructions issued vide
Borad's letter No.TCII/2941/11/Policy dated 26.10.2012 (C.C. No.66 of
2012).
11. The General Secretary, IRCA has been requested to print and supply the revised Passenger Fare Tables.
12. Each Railway will ensure that the requisite number of copies of
revised Passenger Fare Tables are collected from the General Secretary,
I.R.C.A. and distributed to the concerned staff well in advance of
22.02.2013.
13. The revised fares will also apply to tickets issued in advance for
journeys to commence on or after 22.01.2013. Until new tickets are
printed, old printed card tickets will be issued after having necessary
corrections in fares made on them in advance. Such alterations by the
staff would be made preferably by stamp or in ink. A suitable notice in
the Press should be given by the Railways advising that till such time
new tickets are printed and made available, the existing tickets with
alterations in fares on them would be issued.
14. In the case of tickets already issued at pre-revised rates, it
should be ensured that the difference in fares and other charges on or
after 22.01.2013 will be recovered either by TTEs on the trains or by
the Booking/Reservation Offices before the commencement of journey by
passengers. Commercial Inspectors and TIAs should visit all
important stations and ensure that fares and other charges are levied
and tickets issued as per the revised rates. Commercial Officers should
also make surprise checks at stations and ensure that the fares and
other charges aer levied with effect from 22.01.2013 at the revised
rates. The Fare List displayed to the public at stations should be
revised and corrected showing the new fares with effect from 22.01.2013.
15. These changes which are required to be carried out in manual ticketing system and in PRS, UTS, etc., should be ensured.
16. Special arrangements should be made to ensure that necessary
instructions and the revised Passenger Fare Tables reach the staff well
in time. Steps should also be taken ensure that the staff fully
understand these changes and implement them properly.
17. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.
18. The receipt of this letter may be acknowledged. Also please check
these instructions on the Indian Railways 'website -
www.indianrailways.gov.in.
19. Zonal Railways should arrange wide publicity to the revision in
fares and fares table w.e.f. 22.01.2013 and related instructions through
the press media and through notifications and announcements at
stations.
sd/-
(Dr.Monica Agnihotri)
Director Passenger Marketing
Railway Baord
Source: www.indianrail.gov.in
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