Emergency Quota In Railways: How The Berths Are Released
The Ministry of Railways in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha has made available some information about release of berths under emergency quota. The Ministry of Railways said that to meet the urgent travel requirements of High Official Requisition (HOR) holders who are on waiting list a limited number of berths are as emergency quota in different trains and in different classes. "In order to meet the urgent travel requirements of High Official Requisition (HOR) holders, which includes central government ministers, judges of Supreme Court/High Courts of various states, members of parliament and other emergent demands, who are on the waiting list, a limited number of berths have been earmarked as emergency quota in different trains and in different classes," the Railways said in a statement.
The Railways Ministry said it releases the emergency quota "in accordance with the priority as per warrant of precedence and well established practice being followed since long". Emergency quota, the Railways said, is "first allotted for self-travel of High Official Requisition holders/members of parliament, etc., strictly as per their inter-se seniority in warrant of precedence."
(Read: Tatkal Online Ticket Booking: Latest Rules You Should Know)
Thereafter, other requisitions received from various quarters are considered, the Railways said. The remaining berths under "emergency quota is released taking into account factors like status of passengers travelling, nature of urgency like travelling on government duty, bereavement in the family, sickness and job interview," the Railways said.
(In PICS: Indian Railways Luxury Trains: From IRCTC's Saloon Coach To Maharajas' Express)
Emergency quota cells are located at zonal/divisional headquarters as well as some of the important non-headquarter stations, Railways said. The emergency quota cells function under the control of a gazetted officer supported by requisite number of staff posted by Zonal Railways.
In another communication, the ministry informed that foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflow in Railway sector was $389.83 million from April 2014 to December 2017. The FDI investment has been utilised for manufacturing of rolling stock (coaches and wagons including its parts), signalling equipment and locomotives (diesel and electric) and parts of locomotives.
-
Signature Play: The Classic Cocktail Is Dead. Or Is It?
Classic cocktails are disappearing from India's cocktail menus. But they're still being ordered, taught to bartenders and borrowed from. So, who's really having the last drink?
-
A New Samvat Wishlist: Inclusive Prosperity And Human Development
India has strengthened its economic foundations through infrastructure, digital access and enterprise. Its next growth chapter must deepen productivity, create better livelihoods and widen participation in prosperity.
-
Love, Sex Aur Dhokha: The Audacious Plot To Spy On Jensen Huang
A Taipei dinner, a Singapore chip buyer and a suspected Chinese asset: inside the alleged spy operation that got close to NVIDIA's Jensen Huang.
-
Ten Things I Learnt This Samvat
Patience can be a trap. Cheap stocks can stay cheap. Leverage can wipe you out. What did Samvat 2082 teach us? Niraj Shah writes on 10 lessons from the year gone by.
-
Talking Points This Week: Tech Nerves, FII Buying, And A Faraway Banking Shock
The global markets are not shining this Diwali. The exception in the large markets is, India.
-
Midterm Rally Lasted A Day. The Hard Reality Of A Divided US May Last Two Years | Opinion
Between a contested AI boom, a debt ceiling that arrives in 2027 and a president with every incentive to act alone, the next two years may prove more volatile than the first day's rally suggests.
-
Blue Wave Will Derail the AI Trade but Won't Dismantle the AI Era | Unhedged Position
The Democrats' sweep of the US Congress will see politics collide with economic forces both over the long and short term.
-
It's Time To Take The GST Council's Bet On Trust Global
Payment records can prove India's services exports, and clear, proportionate rules can bring foreign digital sellers into the tax net.
-
Opinion | India at 38: From Innovation Overperformer to Innovation Powerhouse
India now has 453 VC-backed deep science startups, 18 of them late-stage, after 117 percent growth since 2020. Laurus Labs, at USD 9.3 billion, is the most valuable deep science company in any middle-income economy outside China.
