Enhancement of advance reservation period to 120 days — Extension of validity period of Privilege Passes/PTOs to six months - Requested.

NFIR

National Federation of Indian Railwaymen

3, CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110055

Affiliated to:Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)

International Transport Workers’ Federation

No. l/15/pt.II

Dated- February. 11,2012

The Chairman.
Railway Board.
New Delhi.

Dear Sir,

Sub:- Enhancement of advance reservation period to 120 days — Extension of validity period of Privilege Passes/PTOs to six months - Requested.

Ref:- Commercial Circular No.12 of 2012 — Railway Board’s letter No.2012/TG-I/20/P dated 06-02-2012.

   The Railway Ministry has since decided that the advance reservation on Train accommodation has been increased from 90 to 120 days vide commercial circular No. l2of 2012.

   In this connection, NFIR desires to convey that on Privilege Passes/PTOs, the availability is 4 months only. If the Railway employee wants to make advance reservation on the date of opening of reservation, he should have valid Pass/PTO prior to 120 days. whereas the Pass/PTOs validity itself is only four months.

   In view of the above development, NFIR requests the Railway Board to review the matter and see that Privilege Pass/PTO availability period is revised to six months. This may be treated as important and urgent as number of employees are expressing concern as they fear that under the present validity period of Pass/PTO, they cannot think of securing reserved accommodation.

Yours faithfully,

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(M.Raghavaiah)

General Secretary

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (Bharat Sarkar)

(MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Rail Mantralya)

(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.2012/TG-I/20/P

New Delhi, Dated, 06.02.2012

Chief Commercial Managers,
All Zonal Railways.

(COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO 12 OF 2012)

Sub: Time limit for Advance Reservations

   It has been decided to increase the advance reservation period from 90 days to 120 days on experimental basis (excluding the date of journey) w.e.f 10.03.2012. CRIS will make necessary changes in the software for this purpose under intimation to all Zonal Railways as well as Board’s office.

   2. There will be no change in case of certain day time Express Trains like Taj Express, Gomtj Express, etc. where lower time limits for advance reservations are at present in force. There will also be no change in case of the limit of 360 days for foreign tourists.

   3. Board desire that the above change may be given wide publicity well in advance of its implementation Suitable instructions to all concerned may be issued to ensure smooth change-over to the new time limit.

4. Please acknowledge the receipt.

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(V.K. Sharma)

Director Traffic Commercial (G)-II

Railway Board

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