Question : CATERING POLICY OF THE RAILWAYS

(a) whether the Catering policy of 2005 has removed the small catering and vending contractors whose holding was confined to one stall and trolley at ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ stations;

(b) if so, whether large number of catering and vending stalls were allotted to single entity/person throughout the entire Railways after removing the small vending contractors;

(c) if so, what is the number of such small vending contractors rendered jobless; and

(d) the corrective measures being contemplated by the Railways in this regard?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (DR. R. VELU)

(a) : No, Sir.

(b) : No, Sir.

(c) and (d) : Do not arise.