The Northern Railways has launched Rs 20-crore culinary project, a first since it wrested the right to cater on trains from Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) last year.
According to a report in www.hindustantimes.com, as per the new plan, it will dish out at least 2,16,400 meals per day. These meals will be prepared from 12 mega and medium kitchens and 15 small kitchens across its network, which covers Delhi, Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
The IRCTC was in charge of catering services on trains and stations across the country until a new catering policy, introduced in 2010, and made railway zones responsible for catering. SK Budhalakoti, General Manager, The Northern Railways recently sanctioned the sum estimated to be spent in the first phase of the project, expected to be completed in a year. In this phase, seven mega kitchens will be set up at New Delhi, Nizamuddin, Jammu Tawi, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Lucknow and Varanasi stations.
The zonal railway, in coordination with South Central Railways, is preparing the menu, which will have to be sent to the railway board for approval. The team is focusing on a variety in terms of national and international cuisines and health food. After meeting the heads of all the divisions, Budhalakoti has also laid out a complaint redressal and cleanliness plan for the existing system of food on trains. This involves ticket examiners doubling up as quality inspectors. Around 225 close-user-group cell phones have been distributed among ticket examiners, canteen staff and supervisors for this purpose.
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