New Delhi, Jul 22 (PTI) A day after the CAG released a report critical of the food served in stations and trains, the Ministry of Railways today said the IRCTC has formed a new catering policy by unbundling the current services on trains. Also Read - Unlock 4: Railways to Add More Special Trains For Stranded Passengers, Says Centre

In order to upgrade the quality of food preparation, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) will set up new kitchens and upgrade existing ones, the ministry said in an official statement. Also Read - IRCTC Latest News: Railways to Give Full Refund For All Tickets Booked on or Before April 14

The IRCTC has been mandated to carry out the unbundling by creating a distinction, primarily, between food preparation and food distribution, it added. Also Read - 7th Pay Commission Latest News: ‘Salaries of Indian Railways Employees Have Gone up From 14% to 26%,’ Piyush Goyal Informs Lok Sabha

The statement came after the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), yesterday, came down heavily after observing that the food served at stations and in trains was “unfit for human consumption”.

The ministry said that as per the new catering policy of 2017, the IRCTC will manage catering services on all mobile units, and pantry car contracts will also be reassigned to the railways’ catering arm.

Meals for all mobile units will be picked up from the nominated kitchens owned, operated and managed by IRCTC, it added.

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