(a) whether the Government is planning to increase the rates of food items being provided in various trains including Rajdhani and Shatabdi;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the responsibility of making arrangements and supervision of catering services in these trains has been entrusted to the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation or any third party;
(d) whether the Government has taken any steps for improving the quality of food served in trains and if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the manner/extent to which the said hike will help in improving the quality and quantity of catering services in the Railways?