APPORTIONMENT OF

EARNINGS

Presented by Saumya Mathur, Sr. DFM/BRC,

Western Rly.
APPORTIONABLE EARNINGS

 Goods, Passenger and Paid Parcels by the

forwarding rly.
 ‘To Pay’ parcels apportioned by receiving
rly.
 No apportionment of EFTs and Luggage –
retained by the forwarding rly.
 Zonal Rly. is a debtor for all outward Paid
and inward To Pay traffic
 Procedure
 For PRS and card tickets, apportionment of
basic fares on distance basis over each Rly.
through computerised Apportionment
Master
 Pilgrim Tax etc. credited to concerned Rly.
 For BPTs, done on the basis of one selected
date
 For Parcels, done on the basis of pre-
determined mean percentages prescribed by
Board from and to each Rly.
 Goods apportioned through computerised
Apportionment Master
 Apportionment of non-govt.
Rly. traffic

Needed due to resource crunch

resulting in jointly funded projects e.g
PRCL, GAPL
Earlier manual procedure but now
computerized
Adjustment of dues recoverable
 Apportionment – Pros and
cons
Yes No
 Gives true picture  All finally in

 Adjusts costs
one pocket
 Cumbersome
incurred
job
 Needed for working
 Scope for
out Operating Ratio deliberate/
 Commercial inadvertant
requirement errors
 Creates disputes
 TRAFFIC SUSPENSE

Presented by Saumya Mathur, Sr. DFM/BRC,

Western Rly.
 What is Tfc. Suspense

Represents the unrealised

earnings
Gross Traffic Receipts – Gross
Earnings = Traffic Suspense
Debited for accretion and
credited for clearance
 Why minimum balance?
Adequate GTR needed to meet ordinary
working expenses,make appropriations
to Funds, discharge dividend liability
and generate surplus
Prevents enhanced support from
General Revenue which may increase
interest liability
With recent economic reforms, net
withdrawals from RBI to be kept within
monthly proportionate budgetary
support
 Major heads
 Station Outstandings – Admitted/Disputed
debits, Freight o/s, Wharfage, Demurrage
 AOB – Pending vouchers for carriage bills
 Cash in Transit – Station cash
acknowledged after 3rd of the following
month
 Demands Recoverable – outstanding rent,
land and lease charges, interest and
maintenance charges of sidings etc.
 Stn. O/s: Steps to control
balances
 Intensive and constant review of admitted
and disputed debits
 Regular meetings with customers for
clearance of outstanding freight
 Deputation of TIAs for on the spot clearance
 Adjustments against claims/refunds/other
payments
 Quick disposal of appeals for waiver of
wharfage/demurrage
 Clearance of AOB

Regular review
Should normally be cleared within 3
months
Report major disputes to Rly. Board
Clearance of Cash in Transit

Extend scheme of direct remittance

into banks
Cash office delays to be minimized
Defaulting stations to be taken up
severely
 Clearance of Demands
Recoverable

Only one mantra – CHASE,

CHASE AND CHASE MORE
 THANK YOU
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