Prayagraj Jn certified as ‘Eat Right Station’

Prayagraj: The continuous efforts taken by the Prayagraj division of the North Central Railways (NCR) pertaining to improving the amenities at Prayagraj Junction has started showing results. As a matter of pride, not only for the railways but also for the denizens of the Sangam city, Prayagraj Junction has bagged “Eat Right Station” certification.
With the coveted title, Prayagraj Junction becomes the first station in the entire state of Uttar Pradesh to be given this elite certification which is considered to be attestation of the safe, fairly priced and quality food available at the junction.
Prayagraj junction has been certified by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) after training at all levels and a thorough third-party audit against 240 parameters.
The ‘Eat Right Station’ certification is awarded by the FSSAI to railway stations that set benchmarks (As per the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006) in providing safe and wholesome food to passengers.
FSSAI is an autonomous statutory body established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The stations are awarded a certificate upon a conclusion of an FSSAI-empanelled third-party audit agency. According to senior public relations officer of NCR, Amit Malviya, “Prayagraj Junction has been awarded the “Eat Right Station”certificate by FSSAI and has become the first railway station of Uttar Pradesh and third station of NCR to have attained this status”. Earlier two more stations of NCR including Gwalior and Dabra railway stations have been given this certification by the FSSAI, he added.
He further added that with the joint efforts of Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) and the Prayagraj Division that now all the stalls of the junction will be providing hygienic food as per set norms. For this, the canteen and restaurant operators were updated on how to prepare the food as well as how to serve it from the stalls.
The team of the food safety department had visited the junction three months back to ensure supply of hygienic food items to railway passengers. Assistant food commissioner-II Mamta Chaudhary said that during this time the team of NCR’s Prayagraj Division was also present.