Indian Railways allows sale of cooked food at catering, vending units on platforms as takeaway
4 years, 3 months ago

Indian Railways allows sale of cooked food at catering, vending units on platforms as takeaway

India TV News  

In a big relief for passengers, the Indian Railways has allowed the sale of cooked food at its catering and vending units on stations ahead of the festive season for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak. In an order on issued on September 30 by the IRCTC, "Zones are advised that static catering units which are operational at 10 per cent of license fee with limited saleable items up till September 30 may be allowed to operate till October 31 at pro-rata LF of 20 per cent of license fee with the sale of cooked food as takeaway only." "Further, zones are also advised that the contracts which have expired after March 23 may also be allowed to operate up to October 31 on payment of license fee of 20 per cent," it said. The Railways is planning to introduce 200 special trains between October 15 and November 30 to cater to passengers travelling during the festive season, Railway Board Chairman and CEO V K Yadav said on Thursday.

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