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Blog Entry# 5918221
Posted: Dec 21 2023 (15:19)

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Last Response: Dec 23 2023 (08:55)
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Dec 21 2023 (15:19)   12051/Mumbai CSMT - Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express (PT) | CSMT/Mumbai CSM Terminus (18 PFs)
Vivek.Venugopalan^~
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Sharing some important information in regards to catering on trains on Indian Railways:

1. You may check the complete details of the catering providers on each train along with the contract period, contract cost, etc: click here

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Some trains might not be included in this list and they might have E-Catering by IRCTC itself.

2. The rates of food items of each category of trains can be found from the following link. Keep this handy to avoid overcharging: click here

P.S: I was shocked looking at some of the license fees charged by IRCTC. Eg. The Total License Fees for providing catering services on 12051 and 12052 CSMT MAO CSMT Janshatabdi Express is a whopping amount of 33,28,780 (almost 33.5 Lakhs) along with a security deposit of 99,863 (almost 1 Lakh).

The Licensing Fees comes to around 22000 INR per day and effectively 11000 INR per trip. You may check for other trains too.

How did I know: From the amazing tool called Right To Information (RTI) Request.

Vivek

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Dec 23 2023 (08:55)
Vivek.Venugopalan^~
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That's absolutely unbelievable.
Maybe that explains the pathetic catering facilities on the entire IR network.

There needs to be some regulation in this section as IRCTC is just minting money and the contractors are providing poor quality meals due to the higher fees. Catering complaints have sky-rocketed in the recent past.
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