The Indian Railways on Friday determined to renew cooked meals in trains after providers have been suspended final yr as a result of COVID-19 restrictions.
The Railway Board’s order comes days after the nationwide transporter restored all trains that have been stopped a yr in the past.
At current, solely packaged ready-to-eat meals is accessible on fee in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and different trains.
The resolution successfully restores practice providers to pre-pandemic situations. However, ready-to-eat meals will proceed to be served on demand. Cooked meals service may begin on and even earlier than December 1, relying on how ready the licensees are.
According to sources, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will challenge contemporary tenders for a lot of meals licensees. The group has been doing the paperwork for the previous few days.
According to an inside evaluation by the Ministry of Railways, in addition to the Zonal Railways, the ready-to-eat meals – packaged poha, paratha, rajma chawal and upma – didn’t get a lot favor with the commuters. Railway customers had indicated by numerous boards that they would favor cooked meals.
Officials stated that they really feel there isn’t any want to vary the menu instantly and the prevailing menu will proceed for a while.
This means the acquainted thali with roti, rice, greens and curd will probably be again on the trains.
“In view of the resumption of normal train services, requirements of traveling passengers and easing of COVID lockdown restrictions in eateries, hotels, restaurants and such other places across the country, the decision of the Ministry of Railways to resume the service of cooked food has been taken. In trains,” the order of the ministry says.
In pre-Covid instances, the Railways served round 11 lakh meals a day in trains and at numerous non-train amenities, generally known as “static units”.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
