(a) whether the Government has taken any steps to ensure that the name of supplier is displayed on the packets of food items in trains;
(b) if so, the time limit fixed to implement the said decision; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether the Government has taken any steps to ensure that the name of supplier is displayed on the packets of food items in trains;
(b) if so, the time limit fixed to implement the said decision; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
(a) to (c): Yes, Madam. Instruction has been issued on 25.09.2017 to all Zonal Railways and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) that each food box in which food is packed and sold on trains /station premises must have the following information displayed in legible form with immediate effect: (i) Name of the authorized supplier/contractor (ii) weight/grams (iii) Date of packing (iv) distinction symbol of veg /non-veg food item & (v) sale price /MRP (Maximum Retail Price) of the food item.
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