The man traveling from Karaikudi to Chennai on the Pallavan Express was outraged at the alleged sale of pongal for 80 rupees.
The Southern Railway suffered a shock Sunday after an elderly passenger posted an angry video questioning the price of ready-to-eat goods delivered on the train. The man, who was traveling from Karaikudi to Chennai on the Pallavan Express, was outraged at the sale of 50 grams of pongal (a breakfast item) for 80 rupees and claimed it was an effort to earn more money from passengers.
In the two and a half minute video, the man said: “There is only 50 grams of pongal in this. What foolish man or minister asked you to sell it for 80 rupees? Maybe he thinks ‘fool’ is tough. to the authority that allowed you to fool people like that. Outside, 50 grams of pongal will only cost Rs 5. Also, you are saying that this pongal will expire in eight months. How is it possible? It serves our enemies on the train. “
He alleged that the passengers were being deceived for 75 years and that if that dish is brought back all the products will be thrown out the window.
Watch the video made by the passenger here:
The Southern Railroad, which has not yet launched passenger and express trains, however pointed out that these complaints about quality and price premiums are not valid.
“This complaint concerns the ‘ready-to-eat’ (RTE) pongal that was sold at MRP by train. The quantity mentioned in the complaint was pre-cooked pellets. Now, according to the guidelines of the Railroad Board, cooked food is not allowed will be sold on trains. The IRCTC (Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation) can only sell RTE items, PAD items, coffee, tea and bottled water on trains. There was a viral video of a man saying he was given 50 g of food and charged Rs 80. Due to the COVID-19 situation, no bedding bags and cooked food is the new normal. In all rail advisories and announcements, passengers were advised to make their own arrangements for the sleeping bags and bringing their own food, “railroad told the media.
They argued that to meet the minimum needs of passengers during the trip, the mobile catering units operated by the IRCTC were recommended to sell only “ ready to eat ” foods comprising varieties of local cuisine from reputable brands, PAD items (such as packaged snacks, chips, cookies, etc.), hot drinks, and water bottles to passengers on board.
“In M / s Triguni Foods Pongal Sambar 61g IRCTC Approved RTE food, the instructions are very clear that it should be consumed only after adding hot water and letting the hot water sit in the container for at least eight minutes. After adding hot water and after the prescribed eight minutes, the 61 grams of RTE food becomes approximately 220-230 gm. This detail is conveniently left out of the viral video that seems to have a certain vested interest “, they have alleged the railway authorities.
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