Food, water sold by Railways unfit for consumption, says CAG report

  • | Friday | 21st July, 2017

Inspite of railways trying to improve its image of serving poor foods on trains, and introduce various new schemes nothing seems to work out. Fresh embarrassment for Railways after Comptroller and Auditor General audit report on the catering services in the Indian Railways, has observed that food articles unsuitable for human consumption, contaminated and recycled foodstuff, packaged and bottled items past their shelf life.

Inspite of railways trying to improve its image of serving poor foods on trains, and introduce various new schemes nothing seems to work out. Fresh embarrassment for Railways after Comptroller and Auditor General audit report on the catering services in the Indian Railways, has observed that food articles unsuitable for human consumption, contaminated and recycled foodstuff, packaged and bottled items past their shelf life. Unauthorised brands of water bottles sold at stations. The report is based on a joint inspection of the CAG and the railways at selected 74 stations and 80 trains. The report which will be tabled in Parliament on Friday today, states the situation has worsened due to frequent policy changes and the failure of the Indian Railways to take effective steps to bridge the gap to provide necessary infrastructure in terms of base kitchens, static catering units, and automatic vending machines etc. 


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