{"id":36025,"date":"2018-11-01T13:11:02","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T07:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=36025"},"modified":"2018-11-01T13:11:02","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T07:41:02","slug":"audit-slams-railways-on-food-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/audit-slams-railways-on-food-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Audit slams Railways on food quality:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/audit-slams-railways-on-food-quality\/article19328124.ece\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audit slams Railways on food quality<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: (The Hindu)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Context<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in Parliament has found severe deficiencies in the catering services of the Indian Railways.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>The result of Joint inspection<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are deficiencies in respect of quality of food served were noticed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The food available to travelers are unsuitable for human consumption, contaminated foodstuff, shelf life expired packaged and bottled items, unauthorized brands of water bottles, etc.,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The joint inspection was done on the selected 74 stations and 80 trains over Zonal Railways.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>The Report<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The audit reports claimed that cleanliness and hygiene standards were not being maintained in the catering units at stations and on trains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unpurified water straight from the tap are being used in preparation of beverages;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waste bins were found not covered, not emptied regularly, and not washed;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foodstuffs were not covered to protect them from flies, insects and dust;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rats and cockroaches were found in trains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfair trade practices at stations and in trains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bills were not provided for the food items served on trains;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waiters and catering managers on the trains did not carry printed menu cards with tariffs;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The food served was less than the prescribed quantity;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unapproved packaged drinking water was sold;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proprietary Article Depot items were being sold in railway stations at their maximum retail prices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report also found that the weights and prices of the items sold at railway stations were different from the open market, and that the unit price of food articles sold in railway premises was significantly higher.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audit slams Railways on food quality: (The Hindu) Context A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in Parliament has found severe deficiencies in the catering services of the Indian Railways. The result of Joint inspection There are deficiencies in respect of quality of food served were noticed. 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