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Dated:g{.A2.2018

The GeneralSecretary, All IndiaRailwaymen'sFederation, 4, StateEntry Road, N e wD e l h i -1 1 0 0 5 5 .

The GeneralSecretary, National Federationof Indian Railwaymen, 3, ChelmSfordRoad, New Delhi-110O55.

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DearSirs, sub.: Closure/Nrerger and continuationof printing presses. **>F

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sub: craeurer&4erger and continuationof printingpresses. RailwayBoard(FullBoard)hasdecidedfor Closure/Merger and continuation printing of pressesas.under:_ (i)' ctosure of rhree Ticketprinting presses(Time Line:06 months) s/N Railway Location 1

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(ii), closureor six G3nerylerinilns

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Locailon ot the presses to be Load to ueffi ciosed down. addition to Railways to *fri"f, theV are feedino nroean*trrl t,

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Coniinqation,oi Five printing presses

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Pyculla/Mumbai Howrah ,Shakurbasti/Delhi Royapuram/Clrennai Decunoerabacl.

The broad ouidelingljglimnlementationof the abovedecisionof fult Board duly approvedby.!oar! (cRBi i! encloseotrerewittr for guidance.The detailed AcJionplan shoufdbe dpwn ai zonal nailway levei in csnsuttatigrnwith all stake holdersand imptemented.

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(MaheshCh-andra) Exe.DireclorRailwayStores(G) . RaifwaY Board. .: ' , -/ Member/Traff c;.Nt''.mber:/Staf f,RailwayBoard ,pCCMg,Alf jndianRailWays. pCMMs,All fndianRailways.

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Guldelines for Closure/Merqerand Continuationof PrintingPresses: .ij

Closure of followins Three Ticket printing Fresses {Tirneline: 0S *"riih=)

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Printingof card iicketsshoutdbe discontinued and in lieu of card tickeis, paperticketson securitybondpaper/Thermal stationery shouldbe printed.

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1 . 2 \ CommercialDirectorate has beenadvisedto issuesuitableinstructions for use of papertickets/thermal ticketsin placeof cardtickets.

1 . 3 The indentsfor card ticketspresentlyon hand shouldbe compliedwith printingof cardticketsonly.

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No furtherindentsto be receivedfor cardticketsin any printingpresses.

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ctosure of fotlowinq six GeneralPrintinq Presses (after merging with other printing Presses)(Timeline:06 months) S/N t

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Location of the Presses Load to be catered by (in addition to to, , be closed down. Raitways to which they are feeding ::r. . ,: . . ,' .. prgsentfy) ;, Fairly PlacelKolkatta,ER Howrah/ER Gorakhpu{NER Shakurbasti/NR

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Shakuibasti/NR ': : ..' , r . ;, Kharaqour/SER '" :Y'

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The ,GeneralBooks & forms and Safetyforms requirementsof above'six Railways where printing presses are decided for closure should be outsourcedto Tradeby the PCMMof concernedRailways.

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The PRS/UTStickets and Money Vatue printingworkloadof these six Railways should be transferredto the feeding RailwayPrintingPresses shownin the.tableaboveagainsteach.

2.3

Raw material'security bondpaperleftoverif any for printingof MoneyValue Items and PRS/UTSticketsshouldbe transferredto the respectivefeeding printingpresses.

2.4

M'& P, Tools& plant,Typemetaland otheritbmsavailablein the abovesix printingpressesshouldbe disposedoff by followingextantprocedure.

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NewlyinstalledMachinesif any in workingconditionin the abovesix printing pressesmay be transferredto concernedfeedingRailwayprintingpresses for reinstallation if required

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Continuationof followins Five PrintingPresses.

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Loca^rion Bvculla/[4umbai Howrah Shakurbasti/Delhi RoyapuramiChennai Secunderabad.

3 . 1 The five Railwayprintingpresseslocatedin the five Railwaysindicaied abovewill continueto functionin the samelocations whereprebently exist alongwithattachedstockingdepotstillfurtheradvice. 3.2

The five printingpresseswill printonly PRS/UTSticketsand moneyvalue iteinsfor theirown Railwaysand alsofor otherRailways.

3.3

The PRS/UTStickets and MoneyValue workloadof six Printingpresses shownat 2.Aaboveshouldbe undertaken by ihe abovefiveprintingpresses.

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The GeneralBooks & Formsand safety iiems requirement of the five Railwayswheiethe printingpresseswill continueshouldalso be outsourced to Tradeby the concerned PCMMs. : 3.5 Printingand otherMachinesavailablein runningcondition'in the six printing PresSesshownat 2.0 may be got reinstalledin thesefive printingpresses -whereverrequiredfor printingof'pRSlUfStickets n4on"yVatuJiter". "nJ 3.6 Tfege fiv9 Printingpressesshouldoccupythe minimumrequiredspacefor printingof m.oney.vafue and PRS/UTSticketsonlyand restof the space/land shouldbe handedoverto Engineering D€partment for furtherdisposalwithin six monthsjointlyaccessingthe samewithEnginbering Department. r

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The technical staff and non technical staff presentlyon roll at three ticket printing presses shown at 1.0 & six printingpr"sr"r shown at 2.0 above

shouldbe redeployedagainstthe vacantposts in extentpossible.

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