NHRC notice to railways on serving of ‘only halal-processed meat’ on trains

The NHRC issued the notice to the Railway Board on a complaint which alleged that Indian Railways serves only halal-processed meat in non-vegetarian meals, which creates unfair discrimination and causes human-rights violations.

"Indian Railways and IRCTC follow Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) guidelines for their food products, a senior Railway Board official said.

"There is no official provision for serving Halal-certified food on Indian Railways," he added.

The Board officials said that the similar issue was raised before the Chief Information Commission (CIC) recently by an applicant who had sought information under the Right to Information Act if halal-processed meat is served in non-vegetarian meals in trains.