Lok Sabha Question No. 2184 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-03
Subject: Railways Catering Contracts for SC/ST
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2184 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2015

## RAILWAYS CATERING CONTRACTS FOR SC/ST

2184. DR. UDIT RAJ:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of major and minor catering contracts at railway stations awarded to SCs and STs as per the reservation  policy  of  the  Railways, zone-wise and division-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  criteria/norms  being  followed  by  the  Railways  for allotment of catering contracts under the reservation policy; and
- (c)  whether  the  Railways  are  considering  to  allow  SCs/STs  to  form cooperatives to participate in tendering process so as to enable them to meet the eligibility criteria for allotment of such contracts and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a)  to  (c):    In  the  new  Catering  Policy,  2010  in  continuation  of  previous Catering Policies, the provision of 25% reservation in allotment of minor static unit at A, B & C categories and 49.5% reservation in allotment of minor static unit at D, E, & F categories of stations has been made with a view  to  protect  interest  of  socially  backward  and  economically  weaker sections of the people. Out of  the  total  25%  reservation  at  A,  B  and C

Contd..2/- category stations, a quota of 6% for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and 4% for Scheduled Tribes (STs) has been reserved for allotment of minor catering units. Similarly, out of the total reservation of 49.5% at D, E & F category of stations, a quota of 12% and 8% for SCs and STs respectively has been reserved.    The  details  of  minor  catering  contracts  at  railway  stations awarded to SCs and STs as per the reservation policy of the Railways are annexed.

Major  units  are  awarded  through  open,  competitive,  two  packet tender  system  having  stringent eligibility criteria so as to provide professional  good  quality  catering  services  to  the  travelling  public. Applicants  from  reserved  category  can  also  participate  in  the  bidding system of major units subject to fulfilment of the eligibility criteria, since, there is no provision of reservation in award of major units.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2184. BY DR. UDIT RAJ TO BE ANSWERED IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  03.08.2015  REGARDING  RAILWAYS  CATERING CONTRACTS FOR SC/ST (a) to (c): The details of minor catering unit as on 30.6.2015 awarded to SCs and STs as per Catering Policy are as under:-

| Zonal Railway      | Division     | Number of minor catering units awarded   | Number of minor catering units awarded   |
|--------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|                    |              | SC                                       | ST                                       |
| Central            | Mumbai CST   | 5                                        | 1                                        |
| Central            | Bhusaval     | 1                                        | 0                                        |
| Central            | Nagpur       | 5                                        | 0                                        |
| Central            | Solapur      | 6                                        | 0                                        |
| Central            | Pune         | 4                                        | 2                                        |
| East Central       | Danapur      | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| East Central       | Dhanbad      | 2                                        | 1                                        |
| East Central       | Sonpur       | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| East Central       | Samastipur   | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| East Central       | Mughal Sarai | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| East Coast         | Khurda Road  | 3                                        | 0                                        |
|                    | Waltair      | 3                                        | 2                                        |
|                    | Sambalpur    | 4                                        | 1                                        |
| Eastern            | Sealdah      | 63                                       | 43                                       |
| Eastern            | Malda Town   | 3                                        | 5                                        |
| Eastern            | Howrah       | 28                                       | 21                                       |
| Eastern            | Asansol      | 8                                        | 5                                        |
| North              | Agra         | 4                                        | 1                                        |
| Central            | Allahabad    | 3                                        | 1                                        |
| Central            | Jhansi       | 2                                        | 6                                        |
|                    | Lucknow      | 11                                       | 0                                        |
| North Eastern      | Izzatnagar   | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| North Eastern      | Varanasi     | 0                                        | 0                                        |
|                    | Katihar      | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| Northeast Frontier | Alipur Duar  | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| Northeast Frontier | Rangiya      | 0                                        | 2                                        |
| Northeast Frontier | Lumding      | 3                                        | 0                                        |
| Northeast Frontier | Tinsukia     | 0                                        | 0                                        |

|       | Ambala             |   0 |   0 |
|-------|--------------------|-----|-----|
|       | Delhi              |   0 |   0 |
|       | Firozpur           |  20 |   1 |
|       | Lucknow            |   7 |   0 |
|       | Moradabad          |  11 |   0 |
|       | Jaipur             |  14 |   1 |
|       | Ajmer              |  10 |  14 |
|       | Jodhpur            |   7 |   1 |
|       | Bikaner            |   6 |   0 |
|       | Secunderabad       |   4 |   7 |
|       | Vijayawada         |   2 |   2 |
|       | Guntakal           |   4 |   2 |
|       | Hyderabad          |   3 |   0 |
|       | Guntur             |   2 |   3 |
|       | Nanded             |   5 |   3 |
| South | Bilaspur           |   8 |   0 |
| South | Raipur             |   0 |   1 |
| South | Nagpur             |  10 |   6 |
|       | Kharagpur          |   0 |   1 |
|       | Ranchi             |   2 |   0 |
|       | Chakaradharpur     |   1 |   0 |
|       | Adra               |   4 |   2 |
|       | Chennai            |   9 |   6 |
|       | Tiruchchirappalli  |   5 |   1 |
|       | Madurai            |   5 |   6 |
|       | Thiruvananthapuram |  11 |   4 |
|       | Palakkad           |  11 |   5 |
|       | Salem              |   0 |   0 |
|       | Mysore             |   7 |   4 |
|       | Bengaluru          |   6 |   5 |
|       | Hubli              |   7 |   5 |
|       | Jabalpur           |   4 |   2 |
|       | Bhopal             |   6 |   3 |
|       | Kota               |  26 |  17 |
|       | Mumbai Central     |  19 |   0 |
|       | Ahmedabad          |   3 |   1 |
|       | Vadodara           |   2 |   1 |
|       | Ratlam             |  10 |   5 |
|       | Bhavnagar          |   1 |   1 |
|       | Rajkot             |   3 |   0 |

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