Lok Sabha Question No. 3298 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-22
Subject: Rail Neer Plant
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3298 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2017

## RAIL NEER PLANT

- †3298. SHRI KIRTI AZAD: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Railways  operates  Rail  Neer  Plant  and  if  so,  the production capacity thereof; (b) whether the production capacity is adequate to meet the demand; (c) if not, the names of private companies which supply Rail Neer along with the guidelines laid down in this regard, zone-wise; (d)  whether  a  number  of  complaints  are  being  received  with  regard  to drinking water being sold by private companies; and (e) if so, the zone-wise details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3298 BY SHRI KIRTI AZAD TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 22.03.2017 REGARDING RAIL NEER PLANT (a)  &  (b):  Yes,  Madam.    Indian  Railway  Catering  and  Tourism  Corporation (IRCTC)  has  been  mandated  by  Ministry  of  Railways  to  set  up  Packaged Drinking Water (PDW) Plants for production of PDW under the brand name 'Rail Neer'.  Six Rail Neer PDW plants are presently operational, out of which four plants  at  Nangloi  (Delhi)  (2003),  Danapur  (Patna)  (2004),  Palur  (Chennai) (2011), Ambernath (Maharashtra) (2014) have been set up by IRCTC from its own  funds.  Two  more  plants,  one  at  Amethi  (Uttar  Pradesh)  (2015)  and another  one  at  Parassala  (Trivandrum)  (2016)  have  been  set  up  by  IRCTC under  Public  Private  Partnership  (PPP)  mode.    IRCTC  at  present  produces approximately 7.6 lakh litre of Rail Neer PDW per day against requirement of 25 lakh litre PDW per day. (c):      In  instances  of  non-availability/short  supply  of  Rail  Neer  PDW,  Zonal Railways  have  been  delegated  powers  to  shortlist  and  empanel  Bureau  of Indian Standards (BIS) approved PDW brands of private companies for sale at railway stations and on trains.   The names of the companies which have been empanelled by the various Railway zones to supply and sell their BIS approved brands of PDW in trains and at stations are Appended. (d) & (e):   As only shortlisted BIS approved PDW brands of   the empanelled private companies have been permitted for supply/sale on mobile units and at Railway stations  through  authorised  static  units,  there  has  been  hardly  any complaint across Zonal Railways with regard to quality of the BIS approved PDW supplied to passengers.  However, whenever complaints of unauthorised supply/sale  of  inferior  quality  non-approved  brands  of  PDW  are  received, suitable action, including imposition of monetary fines, is taken as per rules against the defaulting licensees depending on the gravity of the lapse.

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## APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3298  BY  SHRI  KIRTI  AZAD  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 22.03.2017 REGARDING RAIL NEER PLANT

- (c):  The  names  of  the  companies  which  have  been  empanelled  by  the various Railway zones to supply and sell their BIS approved brands of PDW in trains and at stations are as under:-
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| Zonal Railway   | Name of the company (M/s)                                       |
|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Central         | M/s Bisleri International Private Limited                       |
| Central         | M/s Pepsico India Holding Private Limited                       |
| Central         | M/s Gagar Enterprises Private Limited                           |
| Central         | M/s Om Sai Beverages                                            |
| Central         | M/s Sahyadri Food and Agro Industries                           |
| Central         | M/s Sanjeevani Food & Beverages                                 |
| Central         | Shri Orathmesh Aqua Products                                    |
| Central         | M/s Yakshri Beverages Private                                   |
| Central         | M/s Yog Beverages Private Limited                               |
| East Coast      | Coca Cola                                                       |
| East Coast      | Pepsi Co.                                                       |
| East Coast      | Bislery Private limited                                         |
| East Coast      | Parle Agro Private limited                                      |
| East Central    | VHV Beverages Private Limited                                   |
| East Central    | Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages private limited                   |
| East Central    | Perfect Aqua Private Limited                                    |
| East Central    | Sanjivani Foods & Beverages.                                    |
| East Central    | Bohra Sales and Trading                                         |
| East Central    | Baibhav Aqua Industries                                         |
| East Central    | Mor Mukut Marketing Private Limited                             |
| East Central    | Bharat Aqua Enterprises                                         |
| East Central    | Ranjeet Mineral Water Industry                                  |
| East Central    | Radiance Food and Beverages                                     |
| Eastern         | M/s Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages private limited               |
| Eastern         | M/s Pepsi Foods Private limited                                 |
| Eastern         | M/s Parle Agro Private limited                                  |
| Eastern         | Bisleri International Private limited                           |
| Eastern         | Swachha Beverages Private Limited                               |
| Eastern         | Public Health Engineering Department, Government of West Bengal |
| North Central   | Hindustan Coca Cola Beverage Private Limited                    |
| North Central   | Eureka Forbes Limited                                           |

|               | Gaggar Enterprises Private Limited                |
|---------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|               | UNO Foods (India) Private Limited                 |
| North Eastern | M/s Pepsico India Holding Private Limited         |
|               | M/s Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Private Limited |
| Northeast     | Silver Drop food & Beverages Private Limited      |
| Frontier      | M/s G D Food & Beverages                          |
|               | M/s B N Choudhary & Sons                          |
|               | Sureka Projects Private Limited                   |
|               | Imperial Plast & Beverages                        |
|               | Tirupati Water Industries                         |
|               | Magnum Beverages & Foods Private Limited          |
|               | Tridhara                                          |
|               | Udayak Agro Products Private Limited              |
| Northern      | Pepsico India Holding Private Limited             |
|               | Iceberg Foods Limited                             |
|               | VHV Beverages Private Limited                     |
|               | Singhal Foods & Beverages Private Limited         |
|               | S R Voda India Private Limited                    |
|               | Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Private Limited     |
|               | Hygen Agro.                                       |
|               | UNO Foods (India) Private Limited                 |
|               | Acer Engineers Private Limited                    |
|               | Axiss International                               |
|               | Bohra Sales and Trading                           |
|               | Durga Beverages                                   |
|               | M.K. Peacock Mineral Water Private Limited        |
| North Western | M/s Acer Engineers Private Limited                |
|               | Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages private limited     |
|               | Axiss International                               |
|               | Sanjeevani Food and Beverages                     |
|               | Gaggar Enterprises Private limited                |
|               | Uno Foods (India) Private Limited                 |
|               | Bohra Sales & Trading                             |
| South Central | M/s Pepsi Food Private limited                    |
|               | M/s Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages private limited |
|               | M/s Dhariwa Industries Limited                    |
|               | M/s Bisleri International Private limited         |
|               | M/s Parle Agro Private limited                    |
|               | M/s ACER Engineers Private Limited                |

| South East    | M/s Mab Gold Forms                            |
|---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Central       | M/s Khalsa Beverages India Limited            |
|               | M/s Bohra Sales and Trading                   |
|               | M/s Godriwal foods                            |
|               | M/s Sanjeevani Food & Beverages               |
| South Eastern | Pepsico India Holding Private limited         |
|               | Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Private Limited |
|               | Dhariwal Industries Limited                   |
|               | Acer Engineers Private Limited                |
|               | Parle Agro Private limited                    |
|               | Bisleri Industries Private limited            |
| Southern      | M/s VVM Packaged Drinking Water               |
|               | M/s RR Aqua Industries                        |
|               | M/s Green Valley India Private Limited        |
|               | M/s Qlife Consumer Products Private Limited   |
| South Western | Coca Cola                                     |
|               | Parle & Co.                                   |
|               | Bibo Holdings                                 |
|               | Bisleri                                       |
|               | Pepsi & Co.                                   |
| West Central  | M/s Sanjeevani Foods & Beverages              |
|               | M/s Maa Gayatri Aqua Minerals                 |
|               | Uno Food Private Limited                      |
|               | M/s Singhal Foods & Beverages                 |
|               | Acer Engineering Private Limited.             |
|               | VHV Beverages Private Limited                 |
|               | RMD Food & Beverages                          |
|               | M/s Balaji Beverages                          |
| Western       | M/s UNO Foods (India) Private limited         |
|               | Pepsico India Holding Private limited         |
|               | M/s Bisleri International Private limited     |
|               | M/s Patel Beverages Private Limited           |
|               | M/s Gaggar Enterprises Private limited        |
|               | M/s Sanjivani Foods & Beverages.              |
|               | M/s Kleanzone Systems(I) Private limited      |
|               | M/s Ashoka Foods & Beverages                  |
|               | M/s Sahyadri Food & Agro Industries           |
|               | M/s Shelke Beverages Private Limited          |