The railways will now open a food plaza, fast food units and multi-cuisine restaurants, taking over from its catering arm IRCTC, in a bid to generate non-fare revenue, according to an order issued by the Railway Board. The Indian Railway Tourism and Catering Corporation (IRCTC), which is responsible for serving food on board trains and in its static units, was set up primarily to segregate non-rail works from the railways, whose primary job is to run trains.
The IRCTC has asked the railways to reconsider its decision to let its zones build food plazas on rail land, a mandate held by the catering arm of the national transporter. Sources said the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has returned about 40 food plaza sites to the railways due to non-participation by bidders owing to poor financial and operational feasibility. They also blamed the poor location of the sites for the IRCTC's decision.
The IRCTC has asked the railways to reconsider its decision to let its zones build food plazas on rail land, a mandate held by the catering arm of the national transporter. Sources said the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has returned about 40 food plaza sites to the railways due to non-participation by bidders owing to poor financial and operational feasibility. They also blamed the poor location of the sites for the IRCTC's decision.
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