IRCTC train meals with reduced quantity: Know latest changes, prices and more

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To mark World Environment Day, IRCTC has started serving meals in bio-degradable containers in certain Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express trains today.
To mark World Environment Day, IRCTC has started serving meals in bio-degradable containers in certain Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express trains today.

New Delhi : There is a big change to appear in the menu of IRCTC train meals. After series of complaints in the quality of meals on trains, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation is planning to reduce the quantity of food it serves to travellers. As per the railway officials, it’s an attempt of IRCTC to focus on quality rather than quantity. 

For example, the quantity of dal may be reduced to around 100-120 grams from 150 grams served earlier. Boneless chicken gravy may be provided for non-vegetarian means instead of chicken pieces. Additionally, dry vegetables will also be served. The idea is to reduce the meal quantity to around 700 grams, as against the 900 grams that IRCTC currently provides. This meal plan has been designed keeping in view that the average Indian diet for a meal is 750 grams.

A proposal of new meal plan has been drawn up by IRCTC and sent to the Railway Board. IRCTC’s aims to explain that due to rising raw material cost, providing quality food at the considerably low rates is becoming a challenging task. IRCTC has also proposed to do away with serving soup and breadsticks, a move that may not be appreciated by railway passengers. 

Meanwhile, to mark World Environment Day, IRCTC has started serving meals in bio-degradable containers in certain Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express trains today.

Recently, IRCTC has decided to make use of artificial intelligence to keep a real-time track of its kitchens and to ensure quality. IRCTC’s latest software, WOBOT, involves setting up high definition cameras in the kitchens. These cameras are in turn connected to monitors in a centralised control room. When the system detects presence of insects, cockroaches etc, a ticket is raised and the concerned managers have to take the necessary action.