Report of the Committee led by R.D. Sharma for catering in Indian railways

Q.  Which of the following are the recommendations of the Report of the Committee led by R.D. Sharma for catering in Indian railways?

1) Catering services to be given back to Indian Railways from IRCTC
2) IRCTC now cannot completely license out catering to private players
3) Present private licensees can exit out of contract without liability

- Published on 29 Mar 16

a. 1, 2
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 3
d. All of the above

ANSWER: 2, 3
 
It has drawn attention to the present state of catering system in the country where, while on one hand, IRCTC is increasing its income earned by licensing out the catering services to private players, its departmental losses have ballooned, on the other hand.

Recommendations :
  • Catering services to be given back to IRCTC from the Indian Railways, in a bid to end licensing raj.
  • IRCTC to be prohibited from completely licensing out catering to private players and enhance revenue
  • IRCTC may outsource operations like support staff, service staff, cooks, transportation, packaging etc. but its managers will be on board to supervise services.
  • Present private licensees to be given out two options: Exit out contract without liability or accept new model of catering.

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