Launch of Online Payment for parcel booking on Mumbai Division

Launch of Online Payment for parcel booking on Mumbai Division

2020/04/35

23-04-2020

Launch of Online Payment for parcel booking on Mumbai Division

Central RailwayPress Release

Launch of o­nline Payment for parcel booking o­n Mumbai Division

To facilitate smooth movement of all commodities especially medicines, PPEs during the COVID-19 outbreak, Commercial Department of Mumbai Division, Central Railway has come out with an innovative idea to introduce o­nline payment for parcel booking.

This facility was implemented o­n 17/04/2020 and is aimed to boost parcel booking & India’s fight against Corona, this initiative also advances the goal of Digital India.

Advantages of o­nline Payment –

·Facilitates much-needed social distancing

·Enables easy payment through Net Banking/RTGS/NEFT/IMPS/UPI from office/residence.

·Unprecedented systemic improvement for over 70 registered leaseholders of Mumbai Division

·Efficient utilization of staff.

Process of o­nline Payment

·Enquiry can be done from nominated parcel offices of Mumbai Division i.e. CSMT, LTT & Kalyan

·For booking the consignment, o­nline payment needs to be done o­ne day in advance.

·Consignor must mention o­nline payment transaction ID o­n forwarding note and submit it along with consignment to o­n-duty parcel booking staff.

·Next day after payment confirmation is received, Parcel Way Bill will be issued.

·All o­nline transactions will be maintained in DTC and regularly monitored.

Central Railway has planned 220 timetabled parcel trains during this lockdown for sending essential commodities like medicines, perishables, etc.It has already run 122 trains and 98 trains are scheduled. More than 2000 tonnes of essential goods have been handled in these parcel trains to various destinations like Kolkata, Guwahati, Secunderabad, Chennai, Jharsuguda, Tatanagar, etc.

Contact Numbers:Telephone No.138

Chief Parcel Supervisor: CSMT: 9730536767 / 7400098800

Chief Parcel Supervisor: LTT: 9967447343 / 7666653802

Chief Parcel Supervisor: Kalyan: 9869142069

Let us fight together #COVID19.

Source:Central Railway