New Delhi:
The Indian Railways has announces slew of incentives for freight traffic during the COVID pandemic.
According to the aforesaid incentives no haulage charge will be applicable for movement of empty containers and empty flat wagons from 24.03.2020 till 30.04.2020
More Customers can register their demands and also receive railway receipt for goods electronically instead of having to visit the goods sheds physically, making it more convenient and speedier for customers.
In case customer does not avail electronic receipt, they can take delivery of goods without submitting railway invoice (railway receipt) at destination point by using alternate procedure.
These incentives are expected to boost the economy by aiding country’s export . These incentives will make customers to register their demands for goods electronically instead of going to goods shed physically, thus making it more convenient, speedier and transparent process.
Under the incentives as far as possible, the customers are being encouraged to opt for eT-RRs (Railway Receipt) , so that original paper RRs do not have to be carried to destination points for taking delivery of goods.
However, in case a customer books goods on normal paper RR, then as per extant rules, customer receives RR/Rail invoice at originating station against payment of freight.
It has to submit original RR at destination point to take delivery of goods. Or in the absence of RR, delivery is given on the submission of stamped indemnity note by the consignee at the destination.
But because of countrywide lockdown, it is difficult for customers to send the RR from originating point to destination point. Therefore, to facilitate freight customers, it has been decided that as far as possible eT-RRs may be issued where delivery is given on e-surrender of eT-RR.
In case of normal non eT-RRs (paper RRs), consignor will provide details of consignee/receiver like name, designation, Aadhar, PAN, GSTIN at the origination station which will be conveyed to destination through commercial control. Delivery will be given after verification of these details in TMS and collecting unstamped indemnity note stating that any claim arising thereof would be their responsibility and fax/scanned/photocopy of RR.
Further, in case of self RR (where consignor & consignee are same), the originating division will take back the original RR from consignor, after duly recording endorsement in the name of consignee who will take delivery of RR consignment at destination.
