Rail min directs IRCTC to terminate all contracts of mobile catering

The railway ministr y has directed Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp Ltd to cancel all existing mobile catering contracts that involve providing food prepared at base kitchens as per existing terms and conditions, the company said in a regulator y filing. The government's directive follows the issue of mobile catering being raised by the petition members of Indian Railways' Mobile Caterers Association, or IRMCA, on Jan 19, in which the Madras High Court had directed the railway department to consider representation by the association to restore its services.