Lok Sabha Question No. 201 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Multi-Purpose Stall Policy
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.201 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## MULTI-PURPOSE STALL POLICY

- *201. SHRI ARVIND SAWANT: SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO  GAWALI  PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Multi-purpose Stall Policy (MPS) has been framed and issued to the Zonal Railways;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also a fact that a number of existing bookstalls have recently been converted into multi-purpose stalls across the  country  including  Mathura  Junction  under  North  Central railway and if so, the details thereof, Division and Zone-wise;
- (d) the  details  of  stations  where  existing  bookstalls  can  be converted  into  multi-purpose  stalls,  Division  and  Zone-wise; and
- (e) the details of terms and conditions laid down for converting a bookstall into multi-purpose stall?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE STARRED QUESTION NO.201 BY SHRI ARVIND SAWANT AND SHRIMATI BHAVANA  PUNDALIKRAO  GAWALI  PATIL  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA ON 26.12.2018 REGARDING MULTI-PURPOSE STALL POLICY

(a)  & (b) : Yes, Madam. A new policy on Multi Purpose Stalls (MPS) was issued on 05.09.2017, the salient features of which are;

-  All Miscellaneous/curio stalls, bookstalls (other than  philanthropic), chemist stalls/corners to come under MPS.
-  All  miscellaneous  items  that  are  essential  and  incidental  to  the travelling  needs  including  artefacts  &  items  of  local  and  regional importance,  Packed    items  as  per  the  extant  procedure  of  Zonal Railway,  Packaged  Drinking  Water,  books/magazines  /newspapers, Railway Time Tables, chemist stall items- Over The Counter (OTC) medicines and non-pharmacy items viz. dry/spray milk powder etc. are to be permitted for sale from Multi Purpose Stalls.
-  A  blueprint  of  the  total  requirement  of  the  MPS,  platform/station wise  for  the  whole  Division,  number  of  persons  to  be  deployed  on each MPS, etc. to be decided by DRMs with the approval of CCMs of their respective Zonal Railway.
-  Retailers/Individuals/Self Help Groups (SHGs)/ registered sole proprietorship firm or a partnership  firm/Company  incorporated under  Partnership  Act  1932/Companies  Act  1956  to  be  eligible  for allotment of MPS.   In addition, Aadhar Card, Government approved ID  proof  and  residence  proof  such  as  PAN/Voter  ID  to  ensure genuineness of the bidder and VAT registration, etc is required.
-  Allotment of MPS at all stations is to be done by e-tendering method. Till the finalization of e-tendering module, normal tendering process is to be followed.
-  Earnest  Money  Deposit  (EMD)  to  be  fixed  as  10%  of  the  Minimum Reserve Price. Security Deposit shall be fixed as 10% of the quoted license fee.
-  Allotment of all MPS to be made for a period of only 5 years. There shall be no extension and renewal of the MPS units.
-  Minimum  Licence  Fee  is  to  be  fixed  as  minimum  12  %  of  annual sales  turnover  calculated  on  the  basis  of  Senior  Administrative Grade (SAG) formula which takes into account various parameters.
-  Zonal Railways to fix the area/space along with standardized design for MPS prior to notification for allotment, taking into consideration the number of trains and passengers, width of platform, location of the unit on platform and availability of space to avoid inconvenience to passengers.
-  Reservation  in  allotment  of  MPS  to  be  given  to  Scheduled  Case, Scheduled  tribes,  Other  Backward  Classes,  Minorities,  Divyang, Freedom  Fighters/war  widows  and  widows  of  railway  employees, persons  who  have  been  dislocated/  displaced  due  to  their  land having been taken over by the railways for its own use and People Below Poverty Line. There is provision of Sub-quota in both reserved and unreserved categories. Provision of 33% sub quota for women in allotment of each of the reserved category and general category of MPS at all category of stations.
-  No firm/Company/Individual/Retailer is allowed to hold more than five MPS  per  Division.  However,  a  firm/Company/Individual  can  hold  a maximum of 10 Multi Purpose Stalls over each Zonal Railway.
-  Applicability of the policy on the existing stalls:- No new allotment, renewal, extension of the Bookstall/table (other than philanthropic), Misc. Stalls/trolley,  Chemist  Stalls/corner  etc.  shall  be  done  by  the railways.  All  such  existing  stalls/trolley  etc.  to  be  allowed  for conversion into MPS subject to payment of license fee fixed as per new MPS policy. Tenure of such units will be for a period of 5 years from the date of conversion. In case they do not opt for conversion into  MPS,  the  same  to  be  allowed  to  continue  till  expiry  of  the existing agreement/arrangement in vogue.
-  After expiry of the  current  agreement  period,  space  shall  be standardized, identified and allotted by Zonal Railways for new MPS as per the extant procedure.
- (c)  &  (d):  Yes,  Madam.  As  per  information  collected,  156  number  of bookstalls  have  been  converted  into  Multi  Purpose  Stalls  over  Indian Railways,  including  one  at  Mathura  Junction  of  North  Central  Railway, details  of  which  are  Appended.  As  per  current  MPS  Policy  Para  11,  all existing  Book  Stalls  (except  Philanthropic)  at  stations  have  option  to convert to Multi Purpose Stalls.

(e):  As  per  the  new    Multi  Purpose  Stall  Policy(MPS)  effective  from 05.09.2017,  (i)  no  new  allotment,  renewal,  extension  of  the  Book  Stall (other  than  Philanthropic)  shall  be  permitted.  (ii)  All  such  existing  Book Stalls shall be allowed for conversion into Multi Purpose Stalls as per the provisions of the Multi Purpose Stall Policy. (iii)  In case of not opting for conversion of existing Book Stall into Multi Purpose Stall the same may be allowed to continue till expiry of the existing agreement/arrangement in vogue.  (iv)  After  expiry  of  the  current  agreement  period,  space  shall  be standardized,  identified  and  allotted  by  Zonal  Railways  for  new  Multi Purpose  Stall  as  per  the  extant  procedure.  (v)  The  existing  Bookstalls (other  than  philanthropic)  shall  be  given  an  option  to  convert  to  Multi Purpose Stalls subject to payment of Licence Fee for a period of 5 years.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  AND  (d)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO. 201 BY SHRI ARVIND SAWANT AND SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO  GAWALI  PATIL  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 26.12.2018 REGARDING MULTI-PURPOSE STALL POLICY

## (c) & (d): Zonal Railway wise Status of Multi Purpose Stall (MPS) Conversion

As on 31.10.2018

| Zonal Railway   | Type of Units                          |   No. of existing Units |   No. of existing units whose Licensees have opted for conversion into MPS |   No. of units Converted into MPS |
|-----------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Central         | Book Stalls/ Trolleys/Table etc.       |                     138 |                                                                         30 |                                 5 |
| Central         | Book Stall cum Chemist Corners         |                       0 |                                                                          0 |                                 0 |
| Central         | Misc/Curio Stall/ Trolleys/ Table etc. |                      47 |                                                                         17 |                                11 |
| Central         | Exclusive Chemist stalls/Corners       |                       1 |                                                                          1 |                                 1 |
| East Central    | Book Stalls/ Trolleys/Table etc.       |                     143 |                                                                        120 |                                18 |
| East Central    | Book Stall cum Chemist Corners         |                       0 |                                                                          0 |                                 0 |
| East Central    | Misc/Curio Stall/ Trolleys/ Table etc. |                      28 |                                                                         25 |                                 6 |
| East Central    | Exclusive Chemist stalls/Corners       |                       0 |                                                                          0 |                                 0 |
| East Coast      | Book Stalls/ Trolleys/Table etc.       |                      52 |                                                                         10 |                                 0 |
| East Coast      | Book Stall cum Chemist Corners         |                       0 |                                                                          0 |                                 0 |
|                 | Misc/Curio Stall/ Trolleys/ Table etc. |                       3 |                                                                          3 |                                 3 |
|                 | Exclusive Chemist stalls/Corners       |                       3 |                                                                          1 |                                 1 |

|                      | Book Stalls/ Trolleys/Table etc.       |   93 |   31 |   19 |
|----------------------|----------------------------------------|------|------|------|
|                      | Book Stall cum Chemist Corners         |    0 |    0 |    0 |
| Eastern              | Misc/Curio Stall/ Trolleys/ Table etc. |   30 |    0 |    0 |
|                      | Exclusive Chemist stalls/Corners       |    2 |    1 |    1 |
| North Central        | Book Stalls/ Trolleys/Table etc.       |   84 |   14 |    4 |
|                      | Book Stall cum Chemist Corners         |    0 |    0 |    0 |
|                      | Misc/Curio Stall/ Trolleys/ Table etc. |    5 |    5 |    4 |
|                      | Exclusive Chemist stalls/Corners       |    0 |    0 |    0 |
|                      | Book Stalls/ Trolleys/Table etc.       |  105 |    9 |    0 |
| North                | Book Stall cum Chemist Corners         |    0 |    0 |    0 |
| Eastern              | Misc/Curio Stall/ Trolleys/ Table etc. |   21 |   20 |   19 |
|                      | Exclusive Chemist stalls/Corners       |    0 |    0 |    0 |
| Northeast Frontier # | Book Stalls/ Trolleys/Table etc.       |   42 |   13 |    0 |
|                      | Book Stall cum Chemist Corners         |    1 |    0 |    0 |
|                      | Misc/Curio Stall/ Trolleys/ Table etc. |   10 |    0 |    0 |
|                      | Exclusive Chemist stalls/Corners       |    1 |    0 |    0 |
|                      | Book Stalls/ Trolleys/Table etc.       |  142 |   31 |   22 |
|                      | Book Stall cum Chemist Corners         |   13 |    2 |    0 |
| Northern #           | Misc/Curio Stall/ Trolleys/ Table etc. |   70 |   26 |   26 |
| Northern #           | Exclusive Chemist stalls/Corners       |    1 |    1 |    1 |

| North Western      | Book Stalls/ Trolleys/Table etc.       |   45 |   35 |   5 |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------|------|------|-----|
| North Western      | Book Stall cum chemist corners         |    0 |    0 |   0 |
| North Western      | Misc/Curio Stall/ Trolleys/ Table etc. |    0 |    0 |   0 |
| North Western      | Exclusive Chemist stalls/Corners       |    1 |    1 |   1 |
| South Central      | Book Stalls/ Trolleys/Table etc.       |  103 |   14 |   3 |
| South Central      | Book Stall cum Chemist Corners         |    0 |    0 |   0 |
| South Central      | Misc/Curio Stall/ Trolleys/ Table etc. |    9 |    8 |   7 |
| South Central      | Exclusive Chemist stalls/Corners       |    2 |    0 |   1 |
| South East Central | Book Stalls/ Trolleys/Table etc.       |   30 |   30 |  30 |
| South East Central | Book Stall cum Chemist Corners         |    0 |    0 |   0 |
| South East Central | Misc/Curio Stall/ Trolleys/ Table etc. |    0 |    0 |   0 |
| South East Central | Exclusive Chemist stalls/Corners       |    2 |    2 |   2 |
| South Eastern      | Book Stalls/ Trolleys/Table etc.       |   43 |   43 |   0 |
| South Eastern      | Book Stall cum Chemist Corners         |    0 |    0 |   0 |
| South Eastern      | Misc/Curio Stall/ Trolleys/ Table etc. |   16 |   16 |   0 |
| South Eastern      | Exclusive Chemist stalls/Corners       |    0 |    0 |   0 |
| Southern           | Book Stalls/ Trolleys/Table etc.       |   33 |   19 |  19 |
| Southern           | Book Stall cum Chemist Corners         |    0 |    0 |   0 |
|                    | Misc/Curio Stall/ Trolleys/ Table etc. |   40 |   24 |  24 |
|                    | Exclusive Chemist stalls/Corners       |    0 |    0 |   0 |

| South Western   | Book Stalls/ Trolleys/Table etc.       |   19 |   9 |   9 |
|-----------------|----------------------------------------|------|-----|-----|
| South Western   | Book Stall cum Chemist Corners         |    1 |   1 |   1 |
| South Western   | Misc/Curio Stall/ Trolleys/ Table etc. |   44 |  40 |  40 |
| South Western   | Exclusive Chemist stalls/Corners       |    0 |   0 |   0 |
| West Central    | Book Stalls/ Trolleys/Table etc.       |   58 |  57 |  17 |
| West Central    | Book Stall cum Chemist Corners         |    0 |   0 |   0 |
| West Central    | Misc/Curio Stall/ Trolleys/ Table etc. |   19 |  17 |   8 |
| West Central    | Exclusive Chemist stalls/Corners       |    0 |   0 |   0 |
| Western         | Book Stalls/ Trolleys/Table etc.       |  125 |  14 |   4 |
| Western         | Book stall cum chemist corners         |    0 |   0 |   0 |
| Western         | Misc/Curio Stall/ Trolleys/ Table etc. |    5 |   2 |   1 |
| Western         | Exclusive Chemist stalls/Corners       |    7 |   7 |   2 |
| Total           | Book Stalls/ Trolleys/Table etc.       | 1255 | 479 | 155 |
| Total           | Book stall cum chemist corners         |   15 |   3 |   1 |
| Total           | Misc/Curio Stall/ Trolleys/ Table etc. |  347 | 203 | 149 |
| Total           | Exclusive Chemist stalls/Corners       |   20 |  14 |  10 |
| Grand Total*    | Grand Total*                           | 1637 | 699 | 315 |

*  CR  (2  Trolley  of  Book  Stalls  at  Belapur  in  Solapur  Division  and  30  Trolleys  of Misc/Curio Stalls at Wadi -2, Gulbarga - 2, Solapur -3, Daund-2 in Solapur Division and Manmad-6,  Bhusaval-6, Akola-3 and Khandwa  -6 in Bhusaval Division) NR (3 Trolley of Book Stalls at Firozpur Cantt-1, Jalandhar City -1 and Ludhiana -1 in Firozpur  Division  and  5  Trolleys  of  Misc/Curio  Stalls  at  Moradabad  in  Moradabad Division) have been converted into MPS besides above conversion.

# Updated Information from NR and NFR are still awaited.