GATI SAKTI CARGO TERMINAL

1. Gati Shakti Multi-Modal
Cargo Terminal

2. Objectives
 In order to boost investment from industry in development of additional
terminals for handling rail cargos.
 To promote proliferation of new Cargo Terminals.
 To improve existing Cargo Terminals.
 Unification of the existing policy guidelines.
 Simplification of procedures.
 Faster decision making.

3. Applicability
 All new Terminals
 Terminals approved / proposed under ‘Private Siding’ or ‘Private Freight Terminal’
policies which are under-construction / under-approval
 Existing Sidings
 Existing Private freight Terminals

4. Conditions for Existing Terminals
 Existing cargo terminals, governed by Private siding policy/PFT policy. Shall have
the option to continue with their existing Agreements, or to migrate to this new
GCT policy.
 Request letter to DRM of the concerned Division.
 Clearance of all pending Railway Dues of all Caro terminals belonging to the
same owner/its subsidiaries/parent company/sister concern over IR.
 Withdrawal of all pending arbitration cases/court cases.
 Provisions of the policy will be applicable from the date the request has been
approved.
 The GCTO will be required to transfer the ownership of assets (track, OHE and
signaling equipment) created on Railway land to Railway free of cost.

5. Eligibility
 Individual/ Sole Proprietorship Firm
 Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)
 Partnership Firm
 Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
 Company registered under Companies Act 2013
 Registered Society/ Registered Trust
 Joint venture (JV)/ Consortium

6. Application and Approval
 DRM shall be the Nodal officer
 During Approval and construction stage Sr DOM – Co-ordinating Officer
 After Commissioning Sr DCM – Co-ordinating Officer
 The processing of Application and approval of GCTs shall be in accordance with
specified Time limits.

7. Salient Features
 The GCTO shall bear the entire capital cost of new GCT.
 The capital cost of all common-user facilities will be borne by Railways.
 Maintenance and operation of assets created under common-user facilities
including staff cost will be borne by Railways.
 In case of loading of one MTPA by Party, capital cost of Block Hut/Block station(if
required)will be refunded.

8. Standing Committee
 For granting approvals to the proposals for setting up GCTs entirely on non-
Railway land, there will be a standing committee at each division, comprising of:
Chairperson - DRM
Convener - Sr DOM
Members - Sr. DCM, Sr DEN/Co, Sr DEE/TRD, Sr DSTE
The members of the above committees shall be by designation and in absence of the
incumbent, the officer looking after or the link officer shall discharge this function.

9. Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal on
Non-Railway Land.
 The applicant will be required to submit application to the DRM along with
Application Fee of Rs 20,000/-
 On receipt of the application, the officials of Engineering, Operating and Signaling
departments will conduct a joint survey of the location, and will submit a feasibility
report to the DRM, within fifteen (15) days.
 In-principle Approval (IPA) will be granted to the applicant with the approval of
DRM — within twenty (20) days of the receipt of the application.
 Within four (04) weeks of the receipt of IPA, the applicant will submit details of the
project along with Engineering Scale Plan (ESP)

10. Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal on
Non-Railway Land.
 The Standing Committee at the Division will examine the proposed ESP and
other details. If the ESP is found acceptable, it will be signed by all members of
the Committee and forwarded to Headquarters office for approval of Chief
Engineer/Planning & Design (CE/P&D), within two (02) weeks of its receipt.
 On receipt of approved ESP the division will accord approval to commence the
construction (as per the approved ESP) on submission of Security Deposit of
Rs 10 lacs.
 No departmental charges will be levied on the applicant.
 For GCTs being developed entirely on non-Railway land, Railway will levy
Terminal Charges for each rake handled (as per the applicable guidelines),
which will be reimbursed to the GCTO.

11. Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal on
Entirely/Partially Railway Land.
 Division to identify spare-able land parcels including operational-cum-technical
feasibility.
 Land parcels where GCT may be created partially on Railway land and partially
on non-Railway land may also be identified/ ear-marked on the basis of requests
from prospective Operators, after inviting an Expressions-of-Interest.
 Division will identify/ determine the minimum infrastructural facilities required at
the Terminal on the basis of expected traffic.
 Selection of GCTO shall be made on the basis of open tender.

12. Additional eligibility for participating in
Tender.
 Applicant shall have at least two years' experience in manufacturing,
transportation, or logistics and related business.
 Net worth of the applicant shall be at least fifty percent (50%) of the estimated
cost of construction.
 For GCTs planned to be developed partially on Railway land and partially on non-
Railway land, the bidder should have acquired the right on land

13. Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal on Entirely/Partially
Railway Land.
 Two-packet single-stage tendering system shall be adopted.
 The Tender Committee shall comprise Sr.DOM/Sr.DCM (Convener), Sr.DFM (finance
member), and Sr.DEN (third member).
 Earnest Money for participation shall be 10% of the estimated project cost.
 For the successful bidder, this Earnest Money shall be converted into Performance
Guarantee.
 The Performance Guarantee shall be refunded in full, six months after the
commissioning of the Terminal — subject to clearance of all pending dues of Railway
by the GCTO.
 The GCTO shall be expected to give at least the prescribed annual bench-mark of
traffic (in NTKM)depending on value of Railway Land.

14. Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal on
Entirely/Partially
Railway Land.
 If the GCTO achieves or surpasses the Bench-mark Traffic during any Financial
Year, an incentive equal to 5% of the Land License Fee Charges (which be levied
as per the provisions) shall be granted for the next year.
 GCTO shall use Railway land for activities related to Railway cargo business only.
 Railway land shall be licensed to the GCTO and the GCT Agreement shall be
signed for five (05) years, which shall be renewed/ extended in blocks of five (05)
years at a time, up to maximum of 35 years.
 A joint team comprising of Sr.DOM, Sr.DCM, Sr.DEN, Sr.DSTE & Sr.DEE/TRD
shall inspect the GCT at least once a year to ensure that there is no breach of
Agreement or policy provisions by the GCTO.

15. Authorized Users
 GCTO shall inform Railway about the authorized rail users of the GCT before
notification, so that they may be incorporated in the TMS module of FOIS.
 If the GCTO desires to add more rail users subsequently, GCTO shall inform
Railway at least seven (07) working days in advance.
 Permitted to book and handle all traffic — including coal and coke

16. Maintenance of Assets
 Maintenance of assets on Railway land (excluding the Railway land licensed to
GCTO), shall be done by Railway at its own cost.
 Maintenance of OHE from the take-off point onward including inside the Terminal
shall be done by Railway at its own cost.
 In addition to above, the maintenance of assets (track, bridges, signaling
equipment, etc) on non-Railway land including the land licensed to GCTO,
outside the Terminal, may also be done by Railway at its own cost if the GCTO
transfers the ownership of these assets to Railway. If the GCTO does not agree to
transfer the ownership, then the maintenance of these assets except OHE shall
continue to be the responsibility of GCTO.
 Railway will conduct periodic inspection of such GCTs being maintained by
GCTOs, for which inspection charges will be levied as per prescribed norms.
 GCTOs may also get the maintenance done through Railway for such terminals,
In which case maintenance charges shall also be levied.
 The maintenance of GCT yard, including loading/ unloading lines, shall be the
sole responsibility of GCTO.

17. Ownership and maintenance of Assets
GCTs entirely on non-Railway land (NEW):-
Type of location of asset Ownership and responsibility for maintenance
Common user traffic facilities at the
station
Ownership of land – Railway
Ownership of Assets-Railway
Maintenance - Railway
Connectivity portion on Railway Land Ownership of land – Railway
Ownership of Assets-Railway (construction cost borne by GCTO)
Maintenance – Railway*
Connectivity portion on non-Railway land Ownership of land – CGTO
Ownership of Assets-Railway (construction cost borne by GCTO;
ownership transfer to Railways)
Maintenance – Railway*
Terminal yard, including
loading/unloading lines.
Ownership of land – GCTO
Ownership of Assets-GCTO

18. Existing Terminals on migration to the new policy:-
Type of location of asset Ownership and responsibility for maintenance
Common user traffic facilities at the
station
Ownership of land – Railway
Ownership of Assets-Railway
Maintenance - Railway
Connectivity portion on Railway
Land
Ownership of land – Railway
Ownership of Assets-Railway (construction cost borne by GCTO; upgraded by GCTO & ownership transfer
to Railway)
Maintenance – Railway*
Connectivity portion on non-
Railway land
Ownership of land – CGTO
If ownership of assets transferred to Railways:
Ownership of Assets-Railway (construction cost borne by GCTO; upgraded by GCTO & ownership transfer
to Railways)
Maintenance – Railway*
If ownership of assets not transferred to Railways:
Ownership of assets – GCTO
Maintenance - GCTO
Terminal yard, including
loading/unloading lines.
Ownership of land – GCTO
Ownership of Assets-GCTO
Maintenance - GCTO
Ownership and maintenance of Assets

19. GCT Fully or Partially on Railway land
Type of location of asset Ownership and responsibility for maintenance
Common user traffic facilities at the
station
Ownership of land – Railway
Ownership of Assets-Railway
Maintenance - Railway
Connectivity portion on Railway Land Ownership of land – Railway
Ownership of Assets-Railway (construction cost borne by GCTO)
Maintenance – Railway*
Terminal yard, including
loading/unloading lines.
On Railway land:
Ownership of land – Railway (Land License Fee applicable)
Ownership of Assets-GCTO
Maintenance – GCTO
On non-Railway land:
Ownership of land – GCTO
Ownership of Assets-GCTO
Maintenance – GCTO

20. Existing Terminals (sidings of PSUs on Railway
Land, existing Assisted Sidings) on Migration to
the new Policy:
Type of location of asset Ownership and responsibility for maintenance
Common user traffic facilities at the
station
Ownership of land – Railway
Ownership of Assets-Railway
Maintenance - Railway
Connectivity portion on Railway Land Ownership of land – Railway
Ownership of Assets- Railway (construction cost borne by GCTO; upgraded by GCTO & ownership
transfer to Railways)
Maintenance – Railway*
Terminal yard, including
loading/unloading lines.
On Railway land:
Ownership of land – Railway (Land License Fee/Land lease charges applicable, as per the agreement
prevailing before migration to this new policy)
Ownership of Assets-GCTO
Maintenance – GCTO
On non-Railway land:
Ownership of land – GCTO
Ownership of Assets-GCTO
Maintenance - GCTO

21. Engine-on-load Scheme
 All new GCTs shall be set up on ‘charging on through distance basis’
 All new GCTs shall be governed by the Engine-on-Load policy.
 Exemption with approval of DRM.
 No cost of commercial staff.

22. Provision of Weighbridge
 EIMWB must to deal with outward cargo
 DRM, in consultation with CFTM of the Railway, may, however permit exemption
awaiting installation of ElMWB, for a period of up to six months at a time.
 Cost of the comprehensive AMC and manpower to operate such EIMWB shall be
borne by the GCTO.
 Railway will be free to weigh rakes other than those of the concerned GCT at
such EIMWB.

23. Provision of TMS/FOIS
 FOIS/TMS equipment cost shall be borne by GCTO.
 Maintenance by Railway.
 Cost of replacement by GCTO.
 Agreement for GCT shall be signed before the issue of commercial notification
 Sr DCM shall be signatory of the Agreement.

24. Difference Old siding /PFT policy & GCT Policy
S/N Old siding & PFT Policy GCT Policy
1 Nodal Officer
CTPM is the nodal officer DRM is the nodal officer
2 Procedure and time limit:-
In the whole process of survey,
approval of DPR ,execution, final
inspection etc.
The applicant will be required to submit application online mode to DRM along with
application fees of Rs 20000. DPR system is abolished.
a) For all approvals before start
of work- D+7 months
b) For commission of private
siding - D (12 months to 25
months)
(D means date of receipt of
application )
Feasibility report by DRM within 15 days.
IPA with 20 days.
Within 4 weeks of the receipt of IPA, applicant will submit details of the project along with
ESP.
ESP will require approval of CE/P&D only in the Zonal Railways. If the applicant fails to
commence construction within six months of the grant of approval or fails to complete the
construction within 24 months of the grant of approval, Railways reserves the right to put
the approval in abeyance and reserves the rights to approve connectivity for other GCTs.

25. Contd…
S/N Old siding & PFT Policy GCT Policy
3 Departmental charges:
The departmental charges in terms of provision of Indian
Railways code for the Engineering Department (Para 1137-E &
Para 1829-E) shall be payable
No Departmental charges will be levied on the applicant.
4 Capital cost of siding
The siding owner shall bear the capital cost of the new siding
from take off point at the serving station.
The GCTO shall bear the entire capital cost of new GCT from
the take off point onwards. The ownership of infrastructure
including the track, signaling equipment and OHE created on
Railway land shall belong to Railways even though the entire
capital cost is borne by the GCTO.
If Railways constructs Y shape curve at the serving station then
the distance is inflated by 5 km.
omitted
Siding owner can bear the cost of construction of common user
facilities at the serving station for fast commissioning of siding. To
cover the cost, a fixed discount @ 10% on outward traffic only will
be given .
The entire capital cost of the common user facilities to be
borne by Railways.
Siding is permitted to take off from mid section also. Entire capital
cost of the new Block hut/Block station & related items is borne
by the party.
Siding is permitted to take off from mid section also. Entire
capital cost of the new Block hut/Block station & related items
is borne by the party. However the capital cost will be refunded
through 10% rebate if customer loads 1MTPA or more traffic.
The construction will be done by railways.

26. Contd.
S/N Old siding & PFT Policy GCT Policy
5 Maintenance of Assets
The siding owner shall have the option to maintain the track etc. of
his siding either himself or through the Railways. Siding owner
shall also pay to the Railways towards the ordinary maintenance
of the siding within Railway boundary.
Maintenance of assets on railway land (excluding the railway
land licensed to GCTO) shall be done by Railways.
OHE maintenance cost to be borne by Party Maintenance of OHE from takeoff point upto the end of siding
will be done by railway at its own cost.
Maintenance of S& T equipments, provided at the siding and
linked to the main line railway track shall be maintained by
railways at its own expense. If signal maintenance is to be carried
out by signal department, the P way maintenance shall be done by
Engineering department to ensure compliance of various
maintenance norms of IR.
Maintenance of assets on railway land (excluding the railway
land licensed to GCTO) shall be done by Railways.
Maintenance of assets on private land and railway land
licensed to GCTO will be done by GCTO. In case GCTO
wants maintenance of infrastructure outside the terminal by
railways free of cost then he had to handover the assets
excluding ownership of land to railways. In this case railways
reserves the right to grant connectivity to other GCTs from the
connectivity portion.
C&W facility if required will be done by customer (one time).
Regular upkeep of facilities by customer. Running repairs of rolling
stock including materials and staff cost shall be borne by railways.
C&W facility if required will be done by customer (one time).
Regular upkeep of facilities & running repairs of rolling stock
(Railway owned) including materials and staff cost shall be
borne by railways.

27. Contd…
S/
N
Old siding & PFT Policy GCT Policy
6 Staff cost
Sidings notified on non EOL will be required to pay cost of one
commercial staff. Sidings on EOL will not be required to pay
staff cost.
No Staff cost is applicable for GCTs (Existing terminals opting to convert
into GCTs will have to clear all dues on this account)
7 General
Terminal charge is reimbursed in PFTs only Terminal charge wil be reimburshed in all GCTs provided they are not
consignor/consignee.
Sidings can be opened under EOL only GCT will work under EOL, however if EOL is not feasible then DRM can
approve GCT on non EOL also.
Co-users can be added in private siding by HQ Authorized users can be added in CGTs
It is the responsibility of customer to acquire land required for
construction other than Railway land.
The portion of land required for linear connectivity of GCT with the
serving railway station may be acquired by Railways on the specific
request of GCTOs and at the cost of GCTOs. Ownership of the land so
acquired will vest with railways. The cost of construction of infrastructure
on such land will be done by GCTOs but the ownership will remain with
Railways.
Dispute resolution through Arbitration only Disputes will be resolved through conciliation. However if disputes is not
resolved amicably then it shall be decided by reference to Arbitration.
Present policy does not permits construction of private siding
on Railway land.
Detailed guidelines has been laid down for construction of GCTs on fully
or partially on railway land. The GCT will work on common user facility.
Railway land required for Connectivity will be licensed to
siding owner.
Rly land required for Connectivity will not be licensed to GCTO

28. Thank You