Janata Khana | Indian Railways’ affordable meal scheme now available on platforms of seven Karnataka stations
The HinduWith trains running packed to the brim during the summer holidays coupled with the Lok Sabha poll-induced travel, the Indian Railways has come up with an initiative to satiate the hunger of the common traveller by arranging affordable food on station platforms. The erstwhile Janata Meal — that was available at affordable prices at catering stalls in stations — has now been brought onto platform counters with some more additions with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation arranging the food supply. Meal counters are conveniently located on platforms where the general second class coaches arrive while over 150 such counters in nearly 100 stations across the Indian Railway network are already operational. Seven stations The economy meals are made available at seven stations in Karnataka at present: Mangaluru Central and Mangaluru Junction under Southern Railway and KSR Bengaluru, Yeshwantpur, Mysuru, Vijayapura and Ballari under SWR. “The Janata Meal scheme that was available at catering stalls is now brought on platform counters to help passengers get food with ease,” he said.
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