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Railway committee wants cheaper food on platforms

Updated on: 05 February,2009 04:46 PM IST  | 
Vedika Tripathi |

Next time when you go to the railway platform, you may get your eatables at a lesser price. Recently, Passenger Services Committee (PSC) from Railway Board, Delhi visited the city and suggested the authorities to amend the prices and security patterns at railway stations.

Railway committee wants cheaper food on platforms

Next time when you go to the railway platform, you may get your eatables at a lesser price. Recently, Passenger Services Committee (PSC) from Railway Board, Delhi visited the city and suggested the authorities to amend the prices and security patterns at railway stations.
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Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Development (IRCTC) has already reduced prices of few items and is also considering other suggestions made by the committee. Rajiv Dutt Sharma, Group General Manager, IRCTC said, "We have reduced prices of few items sold on railway stations. The price of a Thali has been reduced to Rs 60 at Mumbai Central station which was earlier sold at Rs 120."

The committee has also made available the 'janata khana' for the passengers. Janata Khana includes will roti, vegetable and pickle for just Rs 10. "Railway is for common public and we have to keep that in mind," Gupta said.

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