If it comes to a comfortable journey of long distance, people rely on Indian Rail. Efforts are also made to provide better facilities to the passengers from the Railways. In this sequence, now it is necessary to display the menu of the food found in trains and the rate list of dishes involved in it. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw (Ashwini Vaishnaw) on Wednesday informed about a question in Lok Sabha (Lok Sabha) and said that it is mandatory.
This information is necessary for passengers
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav told the Lok Sabha that it is mandatory to display the food menu and rates in trains, the menu card, rate list and digital alert that gives details of the prices of the passengers should be accessible. He said that for the information of passengers traveling in the train, the menu and rates of all foods are available on the IRCTC website. Its companion is that all these details are provided with the waiters present in the train and are given to the passengers on demand.
SMS alert also facilitates passengers
Ashwini Vaishnav said that apart from displaying rate list in pantry cars, passengers now get SMS Alert with menu and link links for better transparency. The Railway Minister informed that this SMS has been started to make passengers aware of the menu and rate of food services in Indian Railway.
Special monitoring of pantry cars
In response to the question asked about the rate list of food items received in trains and steps taken to improve the quality of food from the Railway Minister, he shared this information. He said that CCTV cameras (CCTV cameras) have been installed in pantry cars, so that food can be done better during the preparation of food. Apart from this, modern facilities have been established in the base kitchen. Railways have made the use of branded raw materials like cooking oil, flour, rice, pulses, spices, cheese and dairy products to ensure food security.
Full details will be available through QR Code
Talking about the government being a special focus on the food found in trains, the Railway Minister further said that food safety observers have also been deployed in the base kitchen to maintain cleanliness, to monitor cleanliness and these on-board supervisors oversee food services in on-board observers trains. Apart from this, through the QR code on the packets of food found in trains, the kitchen can be confirmed by the yatri from the name of the kitchen to the packaging date.