Major cement manufacturers were briefed about the Indian Railways new policy for transportation of bulk cement simplifying freight charging by removing distance and weight slabs and introducing a flat rate of ₹0.90 per tonne per kilometre based on the train’s actual GTKM or gross tonne per km journey by SCR officials led by GM Sanjay Kumar Srivastava here on Tuesday.
The policy also encourages the use of tank containers for efficient, seamless multimodal transport of bulk cement from production to consumption points, said the GM and invited suggestions from the representatives of the cement companies, including Ultratech, Adani, Ramco, My Home, NCL Industries, Chettinad Cements and others.
He said railways will promote cost-effective and eco-friendly bulk cement movement from plants to consumption centres by developing dedicated bulk cement terminals under the ‘Bulk Cement Terminal’ policy. These terminals — connected directly to the railway network and equipped with hoppers, silos, bagging plants and related infrastructure — will enable efficient handling, storage, and distribution.
Principal chief operations manager Padmaja, Principal chief commercial manager Ity Pandey and others were present at the meeting where it was informe that the total cement dispatches of 37.6 MTs was the highest ever in financial year 2024-25 in the history of SCR. About 21.40 MTs was transported up to last month this financial year contributing to around 26% of the total freight loading.. The policy lowers transportation costs, reduces carbon emissions and helps ease road congestion, said a press release.
Published – November 25, 2025 09:47 pm IST
