Food quality on trains to get better? IRCTC and QCI to crack down with surprise audits

 Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) has entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Quality Council of India to strengthen compliance with food safety and hygiene standards across the railway system, according to a statement issued by the Railway Ministry. As part of the system, inspectors will use a mobile application to record their findings, with geo-tagging, time-stamps and photographic evidence made mandatory. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) has entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Quality Council of India to strengthen compliance with food safety and hygiene standards across the railway system, according to a statement issued by the Railway Ministry. As part of the system, inspectors will use a mobile application to record their findings, with geo-tagging, time-stamps and photographic evidence made mandatory.