Excellent news rail passengers! Indian Railways has introduced the elimination of on-board service expenses for all meals and drinks. Nonetheless, now the additional cost of Rs 50 has been added to the costs of snacks and meals. The costs of tea and low would be the identical for all passengers, who’ve pre-booked it or ordered these on the prepare, and can see no improve within the charges.
Underneath the earlier norm of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Company (IRCTC), if the individual has not booked their meals together with their prepare ticket, they needed to pay an extra Rs 50 whereas ordering meals through the journey, even whether it is only a Rs 20 cup of tea or espresso.
Now, a passenger on board premium trains like Rajdhani, Duronto, or Shatabdi who have not pre-booked their meals, can pay Rs 20 for tea (much like the quantity paid by those that pre-booked their meals). Earlier, the price of such non-pre-booked tea was Rs 70, together with the service cost.
Beforehand the charges for breakfast, lunch, and night snacks had been Rs 105, Rs 185, and Rs 90, respectively whereas an extra cost of Rs 50 was once levied with every meal. Nonetheless, the passengers will now need to pay Rs 155, Rs 235, and Rs 140 for these meals with the service cost being added to the price of the meal.
“The elimination of the service cost will solely mirror within the costs of tea and low. On this, the passenger who has not pre-booked can pay the identical quantity as a passenger who has booked it. Nonetheless, for all different meals the service cost quantity has been added to the price of meals for non-booked amenities,” an official defined.
For Vande Bharat trains, passengers who have not booked the on-board providers need to shell out the identical quantity for breakfast/lunch or dinner/night snacks as they did once they had been charged service expenses, with the rise exhibiting in the price of the meals as a substitute of the fees.
(With inputs from PTI)