HYDERABAD: Out of the 13 million passengers who travel by 14,300 trains everyday across the country, a minimum of fifty percent of them depend on the food served in trains.
Though most of them complain about the unhygienic and tasteless food served, some are left with no option but to purchase it. Keeping this in view, the Indian Railways has tied up with Hello Curries last week to provide healthy meals to travelers on a daily basis. Hello Curry is designed in an easy-to-manage package which is sure to help the passenger face no problem.
What is to be noticed is that the Indian Railways has tied-up with a number of such fast food outlets earlier but passengers claim that there has been no improvement in the quality of food served in trains. In a train scene sequence in Shankar’s blockbuster film, Aprichitudu, the hero addresses the food quality served in trains. Such is the seriousness of the issue.
A lot of passengers also say that the food canteens setup in the railway stations do not provide better food to the travelers, thus leaving the passengers in helpless condition.
In July this year, railways also tied up with KFC but even on a smaller scale, no improvement has been observed. Also, in a bid to improve hygiene, the Indian Railways announced the collection of feedback from the public to best connect with the passengers.
With such programs being announced quite a few times in the last few years, do you think there has been a positive shift in the quality of food served in the trains?