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Rail Budget: E-catering services to be extended to 408 A1 and A class stations

Rail Budget: E-catering services to be extended to 408 A1 and A class stations

| | 25 Feb 2016, 03:37 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): Railways Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament on Thursday said that IRCTC will manage catering services in a phased manner.

He also said that catering services will be unbundled by IRCTC by categorizing into food preparation and food distribution.

He said that his Indian Railway will explore the possibility of making mandatory catering services optional in the trains.

He also said that local cuisine of choice will be made available to passengers.

Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that e-catering services will be extended to 408 A1 and A class stations.

He also said that 10 more IRCTC operated, mechanized, sophisticated base kitchens will be added to ensure fresh and hygienic supply of food on trains.

He said that a new policy of multi purpose stalls as against existing single purpose stalls to be introduced in all stations.

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