Steep rise in prices of food items in Railway Catering from April!
Posted on: 16/Nov/2019 11:39:37 AM
The price of a cup of tea in the Rajdhani, Turantho, and Shatabdi superfast trains was Rs. 10. From now, the price is being revised per cup of tea: Rs. 20 in the 2nd class A/C and Rs. 15 in the sleeper-class!
The lunch served in Turantho express trains were sold at Rs. 80. Henceforth, it will be Rs. 120.
Henceforth, the tea served in the evening is increased from Rs. 20 to Rs. 50.
After a period of 15days, the charges for catering ordered will be included with the ticket fare when the booking is registered.
The new increased food fare will come into effect after 120 days, that is 1st April 2020.
The passenger travelling in Rajdhani 1st Class A/C paid Rs. 145 for meals until now. Henceforth, this fare will be Rs. 245!
These revised charges for the catering will be implemented not only in the premium trains but also in all the trains!
In the normal mail and express passenger trains, vegetarian meals were served at Rs. 50. Now, this is being revised upwards to Rs. 80.
ICRTC has taken a decision to serve high-quality vegetarian fare to its passengers.
‘As for the non-vegetarian items, eggs would be added to the item ‘chicken biriyani’ and would be sold at prices of Rs. 80, Rs. 90, and Rs. 110. In the normal trains, meals with chicken curry will be served at Rs. 130.
Regarding the oddity that the tea served in the evening being costlier than the tea served in the morning, a Railway Official shared:
The reason for the higher prices for the tea served in the evenings is that it includes biscuits, nuts, snacks, and sweets. Hence, it is justified. We strive to improve the quality of the food served in the Railways. The last price revision was carried out in the year 2014! Thus, the price increase is being proposed after a long gap of 5 years!’
