Surprise Catering Checks conducted at Rajahmundry Railway Station

20 Unauthorized Hawkers were apprehended and handed over to RPF

Officials of Commercial, RPF Department conducted Joint Surprise Catering Checks at Rajahmundry Railway station on 26th & 27th June, 2023. Total 20 Unauthorized hawkers were detected and handed over to RPF Rajahmundry Post. The objective of this Catering check is to instil moral fear against excess charging, curtail unauthorized hawkers, unauthorized vending, and sale of unauthorized food products and non-approved PAD (Proprietary Articles Items Display) at Stations  

  During the Checks at Rajahmundry, the catering stalls, major & minor food units were intensely checked by the Officials of Commercial Department. As a part of the Check, the Quality of meals, snacks supplied at all the stalls and major units were checked and found satisfactory by the officials. During the Check at Rajahmundry, 20 unauthorized hawkers selling water bottles and other food items to bonafide passengers were apprehended by the officials. The crime no’s were registered by the RPF under the section 144 (Prohibition on Hawking) of Railway Act, 1989. As a part of the drive, Officials also inspected the packaging materials used, hygiene conditions, Expiry date of articles, availability of vending permits, medical certificates of vendors at stalls. Availability of weighing scale and calibrated measuring glass in all stalls were also checked. Railway Officials counselled the vending staff against excess charging, adulteration of food items and other unhygienic practices. The surprise catering checks were done under the supervision of Shri Vavilapalli. Ram Babu, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager.

Shri Vavilapalli. Ram Babu, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager., Vijayawada Division complimented the efforts of all the Officials and Staff, and advised them to conduct the surprise checks across the length & breadth of Division and pantry cars of the trains running across the Division. He said that Division is making every effort with utmost sincerity to provide Quality and tasty food to its esteemed passengers without any compromise.