Lok Sabha Question No. 2523 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: e-Catering Facility
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BHARATI DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY, CHINTAMANI MALVIYA, SHER SINGH GHUBAYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2523 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2016

## E-CATERING FACILITY

†2523. DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL: DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY: PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA: SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has started e-catering facility at the railway stations;
- (b) if so, the names of the railway stations where e-catering facility has been  started  at  present  especially  in  Jharkhand,  Madhya  Pradesh, Gujarat and Punjab; and
- (c) the time by which main railway stations of the State of Jharkhand are scheduled to be connected with e-catering facility?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes, Madam.

(b): At present, e-catering service is available at 310 major stations over

Indian  Railways.  The  names  of  the  railway  stations  where  e-catering facility  has  been  started  in  Jharkhand,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Gujarat  and Punjab are appended.

- (c):  E-  catering  facility  is  already  available  at  important  stations  of Jharkhand .

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2523 BY  DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL,  DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY, PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA AND  SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA    TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  30.11.2016 REGARDING E-CATERING FACILITY

(b):  The  names  of  the  railway  stations  where  e-catering  facility  has been started in Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Punjab are as under:-

| S.no.          | Station Name   | State   |
|----------------|----------------|---------|
| 1 Bokaro Steel | Jharkhand      | City    |
| Hatia          |                | 2       |
| Tatanagar      |                | 3       |
| Ranchi         |                | 4       |
| Dhanbad        |                | 5       |
| Koderma        |                | 6       |
| Sahibganj      |                | 7       |
| Jasidih        |                | 8       |
| Bhopal         | Madhya Pradesh | 9       |
| Gwalior        |                | 10      |
| Jabalpur       |                | 11      |
| Maihar         |                | 12      |
| Nagda          |                | 13      |
| Shahdol        |                | 14      |
| Satna          |                | 15      |
| Bina           |                | 16      |
| Itarsi         |                | 17      |
| Ujjain         |                | 18      |

| 19              | Khandwa       |
|-----------------|---------------|
| 20              | Betul         |
| 21 Katni        |               |
| 22 Damoh        |               |
| 23 Saugor       |               |
| 24 Katni        | Murwara       |
| 25 Ratlam       |               |
| 26              | Habibganj     |
| 27              | Guna          |
| 28 Anuppur      | Jn.           |
| 29              | Burhanpur     |
| 30              | Hoshangabad   |
| 31              | Nimach        |
| 32 Katni        | South         |
| 33              | Indore        |
| 34              | Pipariya      |
| 35 Malkhedi Jn. |               |
| 36              | Ahmedabad     |
| 37 Vadodara     |               |
| 38              | Rajkot        |
| 39              | Surat         |
| 41              |               |
|                 | Mahesana      |
| 42              | Bharuch       |
| 43              | Surendranagar |
| 44              | Mani nagar    |

|   45 | Palanpur          |
|------|-------------------|
|   46 | Valsad            |
|   47 | Dwarka            |
|   48 | Anand             |
|   49 | Amritsar Punjab   |
|   50 | Ludhiana          |
|   51 | Bhatinda Junction |
|   52 | Pathankot Cantt.  |
|   53 | Firozpur Cantt.   |
|   54 | Jalandhar City    |
|   55 | Jalandhar Cantt.  |
|   56 | Khanna            |
|   57 | Pathankot         |

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