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Commercial Circular No. 49 of 2010 · 2010-10-08
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Circular numberCommercial Circular No. 49 of 2010
File numberNo.2009/TG-III
Date2010-10-08
TypeCommercial Circular
Topiccatering
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded
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Summary

supervision and Monitoring of Mobile catering units As per Catering policy, 2010,the Zonal Railways will manage mobile catering services

Text of the circular

No. 2009/T G.llll 647 | 14 tP t.1
The Chief Commercial Manager,
All Zonal RailwaYs.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARI)
New Delhi dated 08.10.2010
Commercial Circular No. 49 of 2010
Sub:- supervision and Monitoring of Mobile catering units
Ref: (i) Board's letter No.20l0iTG-IIV645ll0 
dated 27.9.10.
(ii)IRCTC'sletterNo.2009/IRCTC/Catg./Mobile/Policy
dated 13.09.2010
As per Catering policy, 2010,the Zonal Railways will manage mobile catering services
through departmental 
management. 
According to para9.3 of Catering Policy, 2010, "Regarding
o*rr.irtip'of pantry Car" --In order to maintain effective control over on-board services, the
Division iesponsible for the primary maintenance 
of the train would own the rake of the train
and also undertake maintenance 
of the pantry car'
In order to have departmental supervision on specified trains having mobile catering
the following instructions 
are issued:-
1. 
Zonal Railways will depute a Railway Catering Inspectof or a Supervisor' on
important trains, who will be designatid ut "Catering Manager" for the specific
trains identified out of those which are having a Pantry Car' As far as possible the
Zonal Railways may monitor initially compliance of this on all Durontos' and on
'oShow Case" trains etc.. The Manager will travel end-to-end and he shall be
responsible for detailed monitoring of the catering services ranginq from the
condition of the equipments, maitienance of the Pantry Car (including safety
aspects and the cleanliness/fumigation 
etc), to. the quality of food,. service and
subsequent 
disposal of the solid waste etc. In this regard, Commercial Department
on ZonalRaiiways may involve the concerned department for proper upkeep and
maintenance 
of thl pantry carlmini pantry as also of equipments therein'
2. 
Zonal Railways will prepare a detailed duty list of the Catering Manger and devise
a suitable proiocol foi interface with the service provider including_cleanliness 
and
ensuring quality in cooking and service of meals, as also the staff of the services
providei is properly attired and has a courteous behaviour'
3. 
For this purpose the Catering Manager will cany an Inspection Proforma (see
Annexure II which is already available with the Railways enclosed with Board's
letter No.2009/TG-III 163112 
pt.3 dated 02.3.2010). 
At the end of the trip, the
Manager will submit an exception report of mlior irregularities detected if any,
which will be submitted to the Corpmercial Officers incharge of Catering in the

4.
5.
Divisions; summafy of such exception reports be sent.to"CCM/Catg' 
with remedial
action taken. CCM/batg. will separately follow up with the concerned departments
and the DRMs as alsJ the license., iot necessary action' For issues pertaining to
them, it will be the tesponsibility of the concerned executive department to take
action on priority. Repeated failures on part of any agency will be brought to the
notice of the General 
^li4urrug.. 
of the zonalRailways by the ccM.
Catering Manager would be the interface between the passengers 
and the catering
staff and all complaints would be addressed 
to CCM/Catg' of the concerned railway
through the Sr. DCM of the Divisions.
The Catering Managers deputed would be provided rliJfr a mobile phone with
.ourning facltity. ThI said number should be available with the catering monitoring
cell of the Division and the Zonal level. Zonal Railways may alrange for the
provision of the same.
The Catering Manager would be issued a proper traveling.authority 
to enable him to
travel on the train. He should carry the iiti of duty assigned to him on the trip
undertaken.
Railways would compile and analyze the detailed reports of the catering Manager
at the end of each month. The shortcomings and the problems encountered be
resolved expeditiously. A monthly report on this should also be sent to the Board'
Other extant instructions regarding menu and tariff on Duronto trains issued with
the concurrence 
of Finance 

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