New railway catering policy to better food quality: Govt

Seeking to ally apprehensions of members over the new catering policy of the railways, Government today said it aimed at improving quality of food and services to passengers.

The government decided to implement the new policy last year in view of a spate of complaints regarding quality of food and services under the earlier arrangement with the IRCTC, Minister of State for Railways Bharat Singh Solanki said in the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour.

"The reason behind bringing this new policy was that people should get quality food at reasonable price. The decision was taken because there was a public perception that the corporation was charging more money and better food could be made available at that cost," he said.