Dimapur, Aug. 7 (EMN): In order to ensure greater supervision of the quality of food served in trains, N.F. Railway is installing CCTVs in base kitchens.
In a press release received here on Tuesday, the chief public relations officer of N.R. Railway in Maligaon stated that already three of the eight base kitchens in N.F. Railway has been fitted with CCTVs and the rest are to be provided with CCTVs by end of this month.
Live feed from the base kitchens will be available in divisional commercial control rooms for constant monitoring. By this the official will be able to monitor whether basic hygiene standards are being adhered to and that the kitchens are free from pests, stated the press release. CCTVs have also been installed in four food plaza stalls and three fast food units. Thus out of 26 fixed catering units, 11 have been fitted with CCTVs till date.
The press release also stated that in order to do away with complaints of over changing IRCTC has started price tagging of all meals available aboard trains and static units in stations.
Provision of digital payment has also been started in 34 static units and 27 trains of N.F. Railway where customers and passengers can pay through credit/debit card, paytm and BHIM app, instead of cash. N.F. Railway plans to facilitate digital payment of catering cast in all trains and all static units by the end of this financial year. To sensitise the public about the need for asking for proper bill against payment, a slogan saying “NO BILL – FOOD IS FREE” has also been printed on tickets all over the zone, the press release added.
