GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

GOVERNMENT
OF INDIA
MINISTRY
OF RAILWAYS
(RA|LWAYBOARD)
No. 2009/TG-ilU6OOt2S
NewDelhi,datedSeptember
10,.2010
GeneralManager
All Zonal Railways
(GoMMERC|AL
CTRCULAR
NO. 45
oF 2010)
Sub: lmplementation
of Cateringpolicy 2O1O
Ref: commerciarcircura*r*no.
3s of 2010and 3T or 2o1o.
ln continuation
of the Catering
Policy,2o1o(commerciat
Circularno.35
2pl0)
and
follow
up
instructions
issuedvide commercialcircularno. 37 of
9f
2010,thefollowinginstructions
for implementation
of the policyare issued.
with a view to ensureno disruptionin cateringservices
to the passengers
of
Indian Railways,
rairways
make
temporary
arrangements
.zonar
for
Tay
of the
ll3.|;3,",#:1t
a)
mobilecaterinsunits/services
as per the forowins
NorthernRailway is nominatedas the nodal zonal
railwayfor
empanelment
of MobileCateringlicenseeson behalfof all the
Raitways.ccM/NR wiil froatan emergenushort
dateJ
for the same' Based on the fulfilhirentof all the iis Javsl eor
technicaland
financialparameters
as stipulatedin ftre t'lewCateringFoii.y zoro,
N.Rly.shailfinarizean approvedpanerof ticense"rio,.
t#porrry
allotment
of mobirecatering
for situations
mentioned
berow:_
(i) When new trains are introducedwith short
notice without
sufficient
timeto inviteregulartenders.
(ii) Trains whose contractshave been terminated
on accountof
penaltiesor court casesand licenseesare to
be appointed,t ,nort
notices.
b)
The empanelled
listprepared
by NRwillbe approved
by ccM/NRon
the recommendations
of 3 SAG officerscomprising
of officersfrom
-as
the Commercial,
Financeand Storesoepartments nominatedby
the concernedpHoDs. The rist of empaneiledmobire
catering
licenseeswouldbe thencirculated
to all ZonalRailways.fnis tistot
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empanelledlicenseeswill be validfor a periodof one year
fromthe
dateof empanelment.
c)
zonal Rairwaysshail invite financiar bid from
amongst the
empanelledlist of license-es
throughlimitedtenderfor a p"rioOof S
monthswith a provisionfor one Jxtensionof 3 months
or untilthe
allotment
throughregurar
tenderwhichever
is earrier.
d)
The finan.H gnqt: may be inviredby the ZonarRairway
from the
empanelled
listof licensees
andthe bidsreceivedshallbe examined
by a Tendercommitteecomprising
of ccM/catg., FA&cnorr and a
3'omemberto be nominated
oy cbv. The recommendations
of the
Committee
shallbe accepted
by CCM.
e)
Till the finalization
of the empanelment
of mobilecateringlicensees
by NR, if required,rRcrc
be
requested
by ZonalRairways
to
1ay
arrangefor the cateringservices
temporarily
tori r""irur periodof
3 months.
Detailsof temporaryallotments
madeby zonalRailways
shouldbe intimated
to
BoardandNR on a monthlybasis.
This issueswiththe concurrence
of FinancecommerciarDirectorate
of
RailwayBoard.
n
W_r
(ManiAnand)
ExecutiveDirector(Tourism& Cateringi
RailwayBoard
Copyto;1. FA&CAO,All IndianRailways
for information
2. ADAt/Raitways
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