Barcode on train meals to give live kitchen feed
TNN | Feb 26, 2019, 05:05 ISTHighlights
- Packed food prepared by IRCTC for railway passengers will get a barcode, which they can scan using their mobile phone
- On being asked how soon will barcoded food packages be rolled out, Goyal said they are working on it and the plan required a lot of effort in the back-end
File photoNEW DELHI: Soon packed food prepared by IRCTC for railway passengers will get a barcode, which they can scan using their mobile phone to see the live footage of the kitchen where it was prepared.
Union railway minister said instructions have been issued to IRCTC to act on the plan. Talking to reporters, Goyal said, "My ultimate thought is that each food packet will get a barcode. You can scan the barcode using your phone and can see the kitchen. You can see and decide whether you want to eat the food or not. The food packets will mention the kitchen number and the time and date of packing. If the food is bad, you can file a complaint quoting the kitchen number and other details."
On being asked how soon will barcoded food packages be rolled out, Goyal said they are working on it and the plan required a lot of effort in the back-end.
Claiming that the Raildrishti is a major initiative to bring total transparency, Goyal said the focus of Narendra Modi government has been "accountability to people". He added that since government has put most of the information in public domain, "perhaps there are hardly any RTI applications" and there is "no scope of RTI."
Union railway minister said instructions have been issued to IRCTC to act on the plan. Talking to reporters, Goyal said, "My ultimate thought is that each food packet will get a barcode. You can scan the barcode using your phone and can see the kitchen. You can see and decide whether you want to eat the food or not. The food packets will mention the kitchen number and the time and date of packing. If the food is bad, you can file a complaint quoting the kitchen number and other details."
On being asked how soon will barcoded food packages be rolled out, Goyal said they are working on it and the plan required a lot of effort in the back-end.
Claiming that the Raildrishti is a major initiative to bring total transparency, Goyal said the focus of Narendra Modi government has been "accountability to people". He added that since government has put most of the information in public domain, "perhaps there are hardly any RTI applications" and there is "no scope of RTI."
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