Railway passengers will now be able to choose the food they want to consume while travelling by train, especially those suitable for diabetics, infants and fitness enthusiasts, including millet-based local products and regional dishes, the Railway Board said in an order on Tuesday.
The board gave the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) the flexibility to customise its menu, with an aim to improve its food catering services and give more options to the passengers.
“As a measure to improve catering services on trains, it has been decided to give IRCTC the flexibility to customise the menu so as to include the items of regional cuisines/preferences, seasonal delicacies, requirement during festivals, food items as per the preferences of different group of passengers such as diabetic food, baby food, health food options, including millet based local products, etc.,” the order read.
