Inclusion of food price in ticket fares
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 2348
ANSWERED ON 04.08.2017
Inclusion of food price in ticket fares
2348 Shri Ram Narain Dudi
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to satate :-
(a) whether it is a fact that the price of the food served in trains like Shatabdi and Rajdhani is added in their fare, if so, the details thereof; and
(b) whether Railways plan to remove the price of food from the train fare of the above trains so that the passengers travelling in those trains are not compelled to have that food, if so, by when and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
(a): Yes, Sir. Catering charges are part of the fare structure of each Rajdhani/Shatabdi Express trains based on the actual services rendered to the passengers in these trains as per requirement of journey on up and down directions.
(b): Yes, Sir. Instructions have been issued to provide optional catering service, as a pilot project, to passengers booking tickets w.e.f. 01/08/2017 onwards for the journeys to commence on 01/08/2017 and onwards. This scheme has been introduced on 31 Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Duronto trains under the management of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) w.e.f. 01/08/2017 for an initial period of 180 days, subject to mid-term review after 3 months.
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