IRCTC joins hands with Swiggy!? What is the benefit..?
indian irctc has joined hands with food delivery company Swiggy. What is the benefit to passengers? Let's see here.
irctc And
swiggy Join Hands For Food Delivery In Railway Stations. The
indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) has joined hands with food delivery company
swiggy to introduce a new project.
people who go to the hotel or nearby shops and order food when they are hungry are decreasing drastically. Food delivery apps like
swiggy and
zomato have come up, so many
people order and eat their favorite food. This procedure was not followed by the travelers.
irctc and
swiggy are teaming up for a new venture where passengers can order and eat their favorite food.
This scheme is being introduced so that if the
train passengers order food through the
irctc website, they will get the food at the
railway station itself. As a preview, food will be delivered to
irctc passengers at Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Vijayawada, and Visakhapatnam railway stations. It is also said that the
service will be gradually extended to 59 railway stations later. According to
irctc officials, this e-catering
service will be provided through Bundl Technologies Pvt.Ltd of
swiggy Foods.
Speaking about this,
irctc Managing
director Sanjay Kumar Jain said that
irctc is providing an e-catering facility for A and A1 class passengers at around 350 stations and Mail Express trains will stop at these stations for a long time, so delivery will be easier. He also mentioned that they are already working with 17 aggregators including
zomato and their e-catering
business has already generated revenue of Rs 30 crore this year. He said that they are continuously serving 60,000 meals a day and so far there have been 0 percent complaints. Last year,
irctc tied up with food delivery company Zomato. Through this, food was arranged for passengers at New Delhi, Prayagraj, Kanpur, Lucknow, and
varanasi railway stations.