Connecting India with Bhutan: IRCTC Unveils “Bharat-Bhutan Mystic Mountain Tour” on Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train.
The new tour will cover Guwahati, Shillong & Cherrapunji in India and Thimphu, Punakha & Paro in Bhutan.
The new tour will cover Guwahati, Shillong & Cherrapunji in India and Thimphu, Punakha & Paro in Bhutan.
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC), a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India, and it serves as the hospitality and travel arm of Indian Railways.
The journey will begin from Delhi Safdarjung and would cover Varanasi, Kolkata, Gangasagar, Puri, Bhubaneswar, Konark, Chilika and Baidyanath Dham before returning back to Delhi.
The newly introduced Howrah–Kamakhya Junction and Kamakhya Junction–Howrah Sleeper Vande Bharat Express connect two of India’s most revered and culturally significant destinations.
In order to have "PARADIGM SHIFT" in quality of meal services in trains and with an objective to have perceptible improvements in on-board catering services in trains IRCTC has commenced meal trials is some select trains.
The central government has received about Rs 1203 crore in dividends in five tranches from five public sector companies. It included Rs 604 crore, Rs 450 crore, Rs 37, Rs 81 crore, and Rs 31 crore from SAIL, HUDCO, IREL, IRCTC, and Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Co Ltd respectively as dividend tranches.
India’s first and only WhatsApp-enabled food-ordering platform allows passengers to order a variety of cuisine like Veg Thali, Veg/ Chicken Biryani With Raita, Standard/Jain Special Thali etc. from selected restaurants using their PNR number.
A Central public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Railways, the IRCTC was established as an extension of the Indian Railways with the goal of upgrading, professionalising, and managing catering and hospitality services at stations, trains, and other locations, as well as promoting domestic and international tourism.
The meals will be without onion and garlic and only 'sendha' or rock salt would be used in the preparation, he said.
IRCTC will be starting the series of departures of the religious tours from the different directions of the country to all important places connected with the life of Lord Shri Ram.
