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Getting food on train? Surprise checks on train meals & station food counters to get stricter; how IRCTC plans to catch vendors violating hygiene rules- These large-caps have ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos and an upside potential of up to 20%, according to analysts
- IRCTC summons Amul over food quality in Vande Bharat train
- IRCTC cracks down on Amul curd row, moves to terminate caterer on Vande Bharat trainIRCTC is taking strict action following complaints about Amul curd quality on the Patna-Tatanagar Vande Bharat Express. The catering licens...27 Mar, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
- Viral video from train No. 16601 shows catering staff washing used food foil to reuse, IRCTC orders immediate actionIndian Railways catering faced scrutiny after a passenger's social media post. Catering staff were seen washing used casseroles in a coach ...20 Oct, 2025, 11.10 AM IST
- Rail Ministry directs zones to issue standardised ID cards to vendors to curb illegal vendingTo combat unauthorized vendors, the Railway Ministry introduces standardized ID cards. The initiative aims to ensure vendors display valid ...19 Jul, 2025, 11.39 AM IST
- Viral Video: Passenger calls 139 to complain about overcharging Rs 5 for water bottle; Railways orders refund, fines caterer Rs 1 lakhIndian Railways fined a catering service Rs 1 lakh. A passenger was overcharged for a bottle of water on the Pooja SF Express. The passenge...25 Nov, 2024, 02.50 PM IST
- IRCTC to resume cooked food supply to passengers in trains soon: Eastern RailwayWith the resumption of several long-distance and special trains, there was a growing demand to resume the services for supplying "hot, heal...17 Jan, 2021, 09.27 PM IST
- Railways allows sale of cooked food at catering, vending units on platforms as takeawayVendors associations had written to the Railways stating that they were not ready to begin services on platforms due to the ongoing COVID-1...03 Oct, 2020, 07.39 PM IST
- Train passengers to get free food if denied billFood vendors at railway stations, including the Pune station, will now have to produce valid bills against all purchases, in absence of whi...14 Jan, 2019, 02.33 PM IST
- Over 7,500 complaints from passengers till Oct this year over bad quality food: RailwaysThe Railways has received more than 7,500 complaints from passengers over bad quality of food served on trains and imposed fines of about R...19 Dec, 2018, 05.40 PM IST
- Free food for no bill: Indian RailwaysThis policy is an outcome of overpricing tactic of the vendors. To not get duped by them IRCTC has made sure that the passengers are not pa...30 Aug, 2018, 04.36 PM IST
- Railways terminates 16 caterers' contracts for poor-quality food, overchargingIn the fiscal year 2017-18, 16 catering contracts were terminated and a penalty of Rs 4.87 crore were imposed for various lapses in caterin...20 Jul, 2018, 08.18 PM IST
- E-catering launched on 23 major stations of Western RailwayThe e-catering initiative was launched by the IRCTC, a subsidiary of the Indian Railways, in 2015 and was extended from time to time to cov...22 May, 2018, 09.43 PM IST
- IRCTC delists juice brand after ex-rail minister complains of 'kachra'Trivedi, who was travelling on board the Kathgodam-Delhi Shatabdi on Dussehra on September 30, was served lemon juice of a well-known brand...01 Oct, 2017, 09.09 PM IST
- Passengers of Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Express remain hungry during 16-hour journeyPassengers remained hungry and thirsty throughout their journey after the catering staff de-boarded the train midway which left the passeng...12 May, 2017, 12.47 PM IST
- Task of food delivery on board trains to be given to hospitality companyHe said clean potable water is now available across various stations at reasonable prices.29 Mar, 2017, 04.06 PM IST
- IRCTC ties up with TravelKhana.com for providing foodExpanding the e-catering base, Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has tied up with TravelKhana.com for providing food...14 Jan, 2016, 09.09 PM IST
- Over 5800 complaints against catering service in premier trainsComplaints were received against catering service in premier trains of Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto in the last three years08 Aug, 2014, 03.32 PM IST
- Rail Budget 2014: Ready-to-eat meals of reputed brands in trainsA system of collecting feedback through IVRS mechanism from the travelling passengers on the quality of food served will be launched shortl...08 Jul, 2014, 03.11 PM IST
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