Question : PRICE OF FOOD



(a) whether food and food items served to the passengers in trains is stacked adjacent to the toilets of the coaches;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor alongwith the number of complaints of unhygienic food being served in trains received during the last one year, zone-wise;

(c) whether the Railways have assessed the impact of stacking food next to toilets on the quality and hygiene of such food;

(d) if so, the outcome of the above-mentioned assessment and the reaction of the Railways thereto alongwith the necessary steps taken in this regard;

(e) whether the Railways have decided to increase the price of food being served in the trains and the complaints of overcharging for food items have been received with the Railways;

(f) if so, the details thereof and whether the Railways are taking necessary steps to ensure that the prices of food items are kept under reasonable limits for the benefit of common man; and (g) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister



MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI KOTLA JAYA SURYA PRAKASH REDDY)

(a) to (g): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.