IRCTC redeploys induction stoves on 1,400 trains as commercial LPG shortage hits onboard catering
Middle East-led LPG squeeze forces IRCTC to resume onboard cooking with induction stoves across LHB pantry cars, serving 1.7M meals daily. Catering EBIT margin slid to 6.3% from 10.4% on input cost inflation, with tariffs unrevised since 2019. 60% of cooking has shifted to electric; 341 trains still run without pantry capacity.
Commercial LPG shortage from Middle East crisis forces IRCTC to resume onboard cooking using induction stoves across LHB pantry cars and stations. Catering EBIT margin fell to 6.3% from 10.4% on rising input costs; tariffs unrevised since 2019.