Lok Sabha Question No. 2220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Rail Neer Plant
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2220 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017

## RAIL NEER PLANT

## †2220. SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a)
- (b)
- whether the Rail Neer plants are operated by the railways;
- if so, the production capacity thereof;
- (c) whether  the  production  quantity  is  adequate  to  meet  the demand;
- (d) if not, the names of the private companies from where bottled water is received along with the guidelines laid down in this regard, zone-wise;
- (e) whether a large number of complaints are being received with regard to quality of drinking water being sold by private companies; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, zone-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a): 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. (b) & (c): IRCTC at present produces approximately 7.6 lakh litre of Rail Neer PDW per day against requirement of 25 lakh litre PDW per day. (d):  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. (e)  &  (f):      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 (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2220  BY  SHRI  KIRTI  AZAD  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 15.03.2017 REGARDING RAIL NEER PLANT

- (d): 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:-

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