International Year of Millets: IRCTC's chief regional manager Ajit Kumar Sinha said that all the vendors in Uttar Pradesh- including 78 static units at railway platforms- have been asked to add millet-based food items in their menu.
The move is aimed at improving catering services on trains and give passengers more options, a note sent by the Railway Board to the IIRCTC stated.
An order to all concerned departments and stakeholders stated that the matter has been examined and it has been decided to resume cooked foods in trains.
As per IRCTC sources, Railways is considering resuming the services, which were suspended in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a big relief for passengers, the Indian Railways has allowed the sale of cooked food at its catering and vending units on stations ahead of the festive season for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak.
Amid the coronavirus crisis, the Indian Railways catering arm IRCTC on Friday said that food plazas, refreshment rooms, Jan Aahars and cell kitchens and the on board catering services in mail and express trains will remain closed until further notice.
Lucknow: Allahabad High Court has said that the Indian Railways should put in place a system for making distress call through SMS and other mobile applications."Railways should implement short messaging service (SMS) as well as
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