Special food on Rajdhani, Shatabdi for diabetic, ill travellers | Business Standard

Special food on Rajdhani, Shatabdi for diabetic, ill travellers | Business Standard
The Indian Railways will provide special meals on demand for diabetic and ailing passengers travelling on Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains.
This was stated in a communique from the railway ministry to Jagat Prakash Nadda, Rajya Sabha member of parliament (MP) from Himachal Pradesh.
Nadda had in February written to the railway minister seeking provision of special meals for travellers suffering from diabetes or cardio-vascular disease (CVD). He raised the issue through a question in the Rajya Sabha in August.
He was told that necessary guidelines have been issued to all railway zones to provide special meals on demand to diabetic and ailing passengers travelling on these trains.
The ministry said Jain food will also be provided on demand.
In a communication to the MP, railways executive director-health S.K. Sabharwal said instructions for provision of the special meals have been issued to all concerned.
Director-traffic and commercial K.P. Yadav has directed chief commercial managers of all zonal railways that punitive action would be initiated against the concerned officials if special meals are not served.
"Diabetic and CVD passengers are served butter, sugar, jam and pickle that they cannot consume, resulting in food wastage. Special meals on demand will help such passengers," Nadda told IANS.

Rajendra Kashyap appointed Financial Commissioner (Railways)

       

Rajendra Kashyap

Mr Rajendra Kashyap, an officer of the 1976 batch of the Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS), has been appointed as the Financial Commissioner (Railways) and ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India.  

 

Prior to this, Mr Kashyap was holding additional charge of Financial Commissioner (Railways) with effect from 1st July, 2013 in addition to his own duties as Additional Member (Budget), Railway Board.

 

Mr Kashyap has worked in various capacities on the Zonal Railways and in Ministry of Railways and Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. 

 

He completed his MBA from University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom.  He held the posts of Director Finance and Managing Director, Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) from February 2002 to August, 2011.