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IRCTC Food Secrets: Which Brands Supply Chapati & Rice for Train Meals? Grocery List Revealed!
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News18•28-09-2026, 18:14
IRCTC Food Secrets: Which Brands Supply Chapati & Rice for Train Meals? Grocery List Revealed!
- •Passengers often wonder about the quality of chapati and rice served on trains.
- •IRCTC enforces a strict policy for raw grain procurement, prohibiting local or unbranded materials.
- •For rotis, parathas, and puris, flour from 9 reputable brands like Aashirvaad and Fortune is approved.
- •Premium trains use high-quality Basmati rice, while other trains use good quality premium non-Basmati rice.
- •Contractors face fines up to 1 lakh rupees and blacklisting for using unapproved materials.
Key Questions Answered
IRCTC permits flour, maida, besan, and semolina exclusively from 9 major and trusted brands, which include Aashirvaad, Pillsbury, Fortune, Shakti Bhog, Nature Fresh, Rajdhani, Annapurna, Farm Fresh, and Aahar.
In premium and prepaid trains such as Vande Bharat, Rajdhani, and Duronto, passengers are served high-quality, long-grain, authentic Basmati rice.
If a contractor is found using unapproved or inferior materials during surprise pantry inspections, they face fines of up to 1 lakh rupees, with repeated offenses resulting in permanent contract cancellation and blacklisting.
