{"id":4654,"date":"2019-08-14T07:36:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T07:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=4654"},"modified":"2019-08-14T07:36:52","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T07:36:52","slug":"onboard-shopping-launched-by-indian-railways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/onboard-shopping-launched-by-indian-railways\/","title":{"rendered":"Onboard shopping launched by Indian Railways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Indian Railways has lunched Onboard shopping in train for passengers travelling in the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Karnavati Express. The services will start from 15 August and passengers can enjoy it on both the directions of the train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This will give opportunity to passengers to buy FMCG\nproducts of daily need while commuting,&#8221; the railways said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Railways also tweeted the about the Onboard shopping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passengers can buy cosmetics, stationery and other items on\nsome trains on MRP. Among others, household products, oral care, skincare,\nhaircare products, cosmetics, health-related items, paper products,\nconfectionery, stationery products and other will be available and sold as per\ntheir maximum retail price, the Indian Railways said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from cash payment mode, passengers travelling in the\ntrain and buying goods can make payment through credit cards, debit cards,\nGoogle Pay and Paytm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The double-decker Karnavati Express travels from Ahmedabad\nto Mumbai Central and vice-versa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, a senior railway officer had said Mumbai division\nof Western Railway was awarded the contract for on board shopping for\npassengers in 16 mail and express trains for a period of five years to a\nprivate player who will have the license to sell household products and beauty\nproducts among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contract was given for five years at a cost of \u20b93.5\ncrore, according to a PTI report.\n\n\u201cA catalogue will be circulated among passengers\nfrom which they can choose what they want to buy when the cart circulates. We\nhave prohibited any loud promotional activity for the sale of such goods,&#8221;\nsaid the official. Initially, the shopping service will be introduced in two trains\nin the first phase and subsequently two trains will be added in every phase.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Railways has lunched Onboard shopping in train for passengers travelling in the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Karnavati Express. The services will start from 15 August and passengers can enjoy it on both the directions of the train. 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