Submitting it was strictly abiding by the Catering Policy 2005 framed by the Centre, the IRCTC said efforts were on to “improve, upgrade, modernise and professionalise catering services in the Indian Railways”.
The submissions were part of a PIL filed by advocate Varun Goswami, highlighting the lack of hygiene and quality of service in pantry cars and base kitchens located at railway stations.
Disposing the PIL, the Bench said that the railway should look into a complete revamp of base kitchens at the New Delhi Railway Station. Moreover, a court-appointed panel would continue random inspections at railway kitchens and pantry cars as per the order of the Bench.