Lok Sabha Question No. 1163 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: e-Catering Services
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RITA TARAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1163 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## E-CATERING SERVICES

## 1163. SHRIMATI RITA TARAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  revenue  earned  through  e-catering  services during the last four years, zone-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  existing  catering  service  providers  along  with the details of subsidies provided/expenditure incurred in relation to e-catering;
- (c) whether the Railways intends to expand the e-catering services in the country and include more Indian brands; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1163 BY SHRIMATI  RITA  TARAI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 25.07.2018  REGARDING  E-CATERING SERVICES

(a):  The  revenue  earned  by  Indian  Railway  Catering  Corporation (IRCTC) Zone wise  through e-catering during the last four financial years are as follows:-

| Zone (IRCTC)       | 2014-15     | 2015-16        | 2016-17         | 2017-18         |
|--------------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| North Zone         | ₹ . 6,116/- | ₹ . 4,53,264/- | ₹ . 36,61,893/- | ₹ . 38,50,376/- |
| East Zone          | ₹ . 650/-   | ₹ . 1,63,410/- | ₹ . 13,52,583/- | ₹ . 22,96,565/- |
| South Zone         | ₹ . 1,656/- | ₹ . 1,96,496/- | ₹ . 10,78,660/- | ₹ . 18,63,004/- |
| South Central Zone | ₹ . 2,255/- | ₹ . 3,52,214/- | ₹ . 26,53,481/- | ₹ . 32,91,965/- |
| West Zone          | ₹ . 2,578/- | ₹ . 3,18,479/- | ₹ . 51,32,741/- | ₹ .69,86,186/-  |

(b): The details of the existing catering service providers consisting of  136 Active Vendors and 12 Aggregators are as given below.

|    | LIST OF ACTIVE VENDORS        |
|----|-------------------------------|
|  1 | A B SAWANT AND BROS           |
|  2 | A J S CATERERS                |
|  3 | A K NAZER MOOSA               |
|  4 | A S SALES CORPORATION         |
|  5 | AAR KAY VAISHNO DHABA         |
|  6 | AASTIK HOTELS PRIVATE LIMITED |
|  7 | AATISH ENTERPRISES            |

|   8 | ACUMEN INFRASTRUCTURE P.LTD ( CRYSTTAL PALACE)   |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------|
|   9 | ADYAR ANANDA BHAVAN                              |
|  10 | AJWA CATERING                                    |
|  11 | ALOK KUMAR GHOSE CATERING PVT LTD                |
|  12 | AMAN CATERER                                     |

|   13 | AMRUT HOSPITALITY SERVICES LLP                   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------|
|   14 | ANAND RESTAURANT                                 |
|   15 | ANNAPURNA VAISHNAV BHOJNALAYA                    |
|   16 | ARENCO CATERING                                  |
|   17 | ARYA BHAVAN HOTEL SOUTHERN GRAND                 |
|   18 | ASHIK FAMILY PARADISE                            |
|   19 | AVALA MURTHY                                     |
|   20 | BABU CATERERS                                    |
|   21 | BALLA SPICE TOUCH                                |
|   22 | BRINDAVANS ICE AND SPICE                         |
|   23 | BTW INDIA PVT LTD                                |
|   24 | CAFE KUDUMBASHREE                                |
|   25 | COMESUM RESTAURANT PVT. LTD                      |
|   26 | DALMA COMFORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY PVT LTD |
|   27 | DEEP JYOTI                                       |
|   28 | DEEPAK AND CO                                    |
|   29 | DEEPLAXMI CATERERS                               |
|   30 | FARHAN ENTERPRISES AND CATERERS                  |
|   31 | FOOD ON CALL                                     |
|   32 | FRESH YES                                        |
|   33 | GUPTAJI CHAATWALA                                |
|   34 | HALDIRAM MARKETING PVT LTD                       |
|   35 | HARISH HOSPITALITY                               |
|   36 | HOT BOX                                          |
|   37 | HOTEL ARYAN                                      |
|   38 | HOTEL BHIMAS                                     |
|   39 | HOTEL DHARAMRAJ                                  |
|   40 | HOTEL EDEN ROC                                   |
|   41 | HOTEL GOLDEN SWAN                                |
|   42 | HOTEL GUPTAJI                                    |
|   43 | HOTEL HARDEO PVT LTD                             |
|   44 | HOTEL KOSALA                                     |
|   45 | HOTEL MEERA GREEN CHILLI AND RESTAURANT          |

|   46 | HOTEL NELLAI SARAVANA BHAVA   |
|------|-------------------------------|
|   47 | HOTEL RANJEET                 |
|   48 | HOTEL SANDARSHINI             |
|   49 | HOTEL SARAVANABHAVAN          |
|   50 | HOTEL SHIKHA                  |

|   51 | HOTEL SREE ANANDHA BHAVAN                           |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|   52 | HOTEL TILAK                                         |
|   53 | JAI JAGANNATH RESTAURANT                            |
|   54 | JAI SIYA RAM KISHORI BHOJANALYA                     |
|   55 | JAY VIJAY RESTAURANT                                |
|   56 | KANHAI FOODS PVT LTD                                |
|   57 | KATRA MATA VAISHNODEVI HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS P LTD |
|   58 | KMA CATERERS                                        |
|   59 | KRISHNA ENTERPRISES                                 |
|   60 | KRISHNUM RESTAURANT                                 |
|   61 | KVR FOODS SERVICE                                   |
|   62 | LITTLE SISTER                                       |
|   63 | LOK SANCHALIT SADHAN KENDRA RATNAGIRI               |
|   64 | M/S.JAI BHAVANI HOTEL                               |
|   65 | M/S.MANASA HOTEL AND CATERING                       |
|   66 | MADHURAM CAFE                                       |
|   67 | MADRAS BAKERY                                       |
|   68 | MADRAS COFFEE HOUSE                                 |
|   69 | MAHER LOKSANCHALIT SADHAN KENDRA SAWANTWADI         |
|   70 | MANOHAR FOODS                                       |
|   71 | MIRCHI FOOD MALL                                    |
|   72 | MIZAZ E BHOPAL                                      |
|   73 | MURUGAN IDLI SHOP                                   |
|   74 | MUSKAN CATERS AND SUPPLIERS                         |
|   75 | NAIVEDHYAM RESTAURANT                               |
|   76 | NAMAN FOOD CENTRE                                   |
|   77 | NAVIVAN AND SONS ENTERPRISES                        |
|   78 | NIKI RESORTS PVT LTD                                |
|   79 | OM SHANTI ENTERPRISES                               |
|   80 | ONLY ALI BABA                                       |
|   81 | P K SHEFI                                           |
|   82 | P N RAMEES ALI                                      |

|   83 | P SIVA PRASAD         |
|------|-----------------------|
|   84 | PANDITS               |
|   85 | PORWALS               |
|   86 | PREM CATERERS PVT LTD |
|   87 | R AND K ASSOCIATES    |

|   88 | R K FOOD PRODUCTS                          |
|------|--------------------------------------------|
|   89 | R S ENTERPRISES                            |
|   90 | RADHE O RADHE                              |
|   91 | RAJADHANI HOTELS PVT LTD                   |
|   92 | RAMEN DEKA                                 |
|   93 | RAMYAS HOTELS PRIVATE LIMITED              |
|   94 | RASOI VEG THALI                            |
|   95 | RENUKA ENTERPRISES                         |
|   96 | RIVER VIEW HOTEL                           |
|   97 | RJ'S HOME KITCHEN                          |
|   98 | RMD HOTEL AND RESORTS PVT LTD              |
|   99 | ROMYS DINE                                 |
|  100 | S MOHANLAL AGARWAL                         |
|  101 | SAGAR VEG RESTAURANT                       |
|  102 | SAI AAHAR                                  |
|  103 | SAI BALAJI FOOD CORPORATION                |
|  104 | SAI BALAJI FOOD CORPORATION                |
|  105 | SAI BALAJI FOOD CORPORATION                |
|  106 | SAI KADAM ENTERPRISES                      |
|  107 | SAMARTH DINING HALL                        |
|  108 | SANSKAR MAHILA MANDAL                      |
|  109 | SANTUSHTI RESTAURANT                       |
|  110 | SHAHEED ENTERPRISES                        |
|  111 | SHARMA FOODS                               |
|  112 | SHIV GOPAL SATYENDRA NATH PANDEY           |
|  113 | SHREE GANESH BHANDAR                       |
|  114 | SHREE MAHALAXMI SWAYAM SAHAYATA BACHAT GAT |
|  115 | SHRI GURU KRIPA CATERS AND ENTERPRISES     |
|  116 | SHRI NIVAS                                 |
|  117 | SMRUTI ENTERPRISES                         |
|  118 | SPICE IT UP                                |
|  119 | SREE ARYAS HOTEL                           |
|  120 | SRI RAGHAVENDRA CATERERS PRIVATE LIMITED   |

|   121 | SRI VANI SHG               |
|-------|----------------------------|
|   122 | SRI VISHNU VILAS           |
|   123 | SUNIL ENTERPRISES          |
|   124 | SWAGATH BAR AND RESTAURANT |
|   125 | TASTE OF BHAGWATI          |

|   126 | THE BANYAN TREE MULTICUISINE   |
|-------|--------------------------------|
|   127 | THE GRAND BHAGWATI             |
|   128 | TIPSY TOPSY                    |
|   129 | TIRUPATI ASSOCIATES            |
|   130 | TORAL DINING HALL              |
|   131 | TRAVEL FOOD SERVICES           |
|   132 | TULSI CATTERS                  |
|   133 | V2 THE FOOD PARADISE           |
|   134 | VASANTHAM CATERERS             |
|   135 | VRINDAWAN ENTERPRISES          |
|   136 | YASH INN AND RESORTS PVT LTD   |

|    | LIST OF AGGREGATORS                   |
|----|---------------------------------------|
|  1 | FOOD PANDA                            |
|  2 | RAIL RESTRO                           |
|  3 | RELFOOD                               |
|  4 | DEWSIS                                |
|  5 | YATRIBHOJAN                           |
|  6 | ZOOP                                  |
|  7 | TRAVOFOOD                             |
|  8 | GARG RAJDHANI ONLINE FOOD             |
|  9 | RAIL DARBAR TRAVEL SERVICES PVT. LTD. |
| 10 | BALAJI FOOD & BEVERAGES               |
| 11 | COMESUM                               |
| 12 | MERA FOOD CHOICE                      |

No subsidies have been paid in relation to E-Catering and also no expenses incurred in relation to vendor empanelment. However, an expenditure of (i) ₹ . 2,30,994/- was incurred during the year 2014-15 (ii) ₹ .129,62,930/- during the year 2015-16, (iii) ₹ . 289,16,273/- during the year  2016-17 and (iv) ₹ . 390,91,703/- during the year 2017-18 in relation to E-Catering by Indian Railway Catering Corporation (IRCTC).

(c) and (d):   Yes, Madam. 08 Indian brands viz., (i) Paradise Biryani (ii) Khan Chacha (iii) Karim's (iv)  Nazeer Foods (v) Sarvana Bhawan (vi) Sagar Ratna (vii) Bikanerwala (viii) Amul  intended to be included in  the  E-Catering  project  by    Indian  Railway  Catering  Corporation (IRCTC).

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