The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) launched its ready-to-eat food at the Thiruvananthapuram Central station on Saturday.
The IRCTC has tied up with the Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL), a unit under the Defence Ministry, for the venture.
As an introductory offer, packets priced at Rs.40 will be available for Rs.32 for two months. Chicken biryani, vegetable biryani, jeera rice with rajma masala, sambar rice, tamarind rice, lemon rice, dal rice and wheat upma are available now in the State.
The DFRL has been providing similar fare to Indian Army for over two decades. The food is commercially sterilised by the DFRL to preserve it without chemical additives.
The food is available on Kerala, Netravathi, Jayanthi Janatha, and Venad Expresses and the food plazas in the Central station here and in the Ernakulam Junction railway station.
The service was launched by Divisional Railway Manager Prakash Butani at the Central station.
