Catering services in India Railways

According to Standard Menu Rates for food applicable in Trains, standard vegetarian meal are to be charged @ Rs.50. Standard rates are available at - http://contents.irctc.co.in/en/StandardMenuRates.pdf
But if we try to book meal from IRCTC e- catering website itself, meals are charged much more higher. Catering services are available at - http://www.ecatering.irctc.co.in/eCatering/af/irctc/ecatering/eCateringSearchPage.do.
I noticed 1l water bottle available for as much as Rs.30 in the name of mineral water!
So Railways should take note of it and bring some sense of accountability in its services. more  

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The catering service in Railway is not controlled at any point, except allowing them to sale. It is necessary that there should be supervision and inspection. more  
yes it quality & rate should be finalised by committee consists of local of judges,ngos jain & other organization at all district level in india with secretary to railway minister & should sign report. more  
i have noticed that the tea/coffee supplied by the the pantry is always short of its actual standard measurement forget about its quality.probably they sell 3 cups made out of actual two cups thus one cup extra means extra profit.ajay parikh  anand (guj)05/05/2017 On Wednesday, March 15, 2017 5:29 PM, DURGA DATT CHAUBEY wrote: more  
They want to give contracts to big firms as they can pay the railways huge sums after taking from the traveling public more  
*It should be given to Local Ladies Group and IRCTC should HELP for packing and Distribution* *Peoples passengers will ge tHOMLY Food of various variety and TEST at economical rates like:* *1.JAIN FOOD* *2. SOUTH INDIAN FOOD * *3. Sindhi Foods* *4.VEG Food* *5. Non Veg Food* *5.Marathi Foods* *6. Punjabi Food etc* *This food will be Higenic and pure as if given to your own person* *This will GENERATE EMPLOYMENT to WOMAN of various group and community* On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 5:26 PM, DURGA DATT CHAUBEY < support@localcirclesmail.com> wrote: > more  
The standard menu card must be available at each Pantry car, Station Masters office, at booking counters at free of cost . Every one knows that the vendors charge as much as they like. Every one is aware that all the concerned Railway employees are directly or indirectly involved and hence there is no control over the inflated food item rated. Where is the Administration? What is the role of the Railway Ministry? more  
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