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Management of On-Board Catering Services on Vande Bharat Express

Commercial Circular No. 49 of 2019
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Circular numberCommercial Circular No. 49 of 2019
TypeCommercial Circular
Topictrain-services
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded
Official PDFindianrailways.gov.in

Summary

Management of On-Board Catering Services on Vande Bharat Express (i) The seruice-wise tariff of Vande Bharat Express shall be as under:-

Text of the circular

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GOVERNMENT OF'INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARI)
No. 20 1 8/Cateing 6A0/ 14
The Principal Chief Commercial Managers,
All Zonal Railways,
The Chairman and Managing Director,
IRCTC, Barakhambha Road, New Delhi.
CMD/CRIS
Chanakya Puri, New Delhi.
(Comrnercial Circular No. I 9 of 2019)
Sub: Management of On-Board Catering Services on Vande Bharat Express.
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For management of Catering Ser-vices on Vande Bharat Express to be introduced in fufure,
lollowing is advised:-
(i) The seruice-wise tariff of Vande Bharat Express shall be as under:-
Iype of Service
Tariff (Inclusiv : of GST @5%)
EC
CC
T eal Coffee lBeverages *
15.00
15.00
Breakfast with Moming Tea
155.00
122.C0
Lunch/Dinner
244.00
222.00
vening Tea with Snacks
10s.00
66.00
*This service shall be applicable between pair of stations where there is no other service.
(i0 The catering charges for each pair of stations as per the requirement of the journey on up and
down direction of each Vande Bharat Express train shall be decided by the concerned and
owning Zonal Railways in consultation with IRCTC. Accordingly, Zonal Railways shall
calculate the total catering charges based on above tariff in consultation with their Associate
Finance for its inclusion in the Ticket Fare.
(iii) The scheme of 'Optional Catering Service' as advised vide Board's letter no. 2015/TG-
ILU63I/4 dated 14108 /2019 shall also be applicable for all Vande Bharat Express Trains.
(iv) A11 other instructions of Commercial Circular No. 5 of 201 9 shall remain unchanged.
This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.
New Delhi. Dated: ' .10.2019
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