Vande Bharat trains to serve local cuisine; IRCTC deactivates 3.03 crore fake accounts
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw directed on 13 December 2025 that Vande Bharat trains serve local cuisine of the regions they pass through, and said 3.03 crore fake IRCTC user accounts had been deactivated.
Summary
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, at a review meeting in Rail Bhawan on 13 December 2025, directed officials to serve local cuisine of the region in Vande Bharat trains, a facility to be extended progressively to all trains. Ashwini Vaishnaw said the crackdown on ticket booking with fake identities had cut new IRCTC user IDs from nearly one lakh a day to about 5,000 a day. Indian Railways has deactivated 3.03 crore fake accounts, and another 2.7 crore user IDs have been temporarily suspended or identified for suspension.
Key facts
- Date
- 13 December 2025
- Directive
- Local cuisine in Vande Bharat trains, later all trains
- New IRCTC IDs
- About 5,000 a day, down from nearly 1 lakh
- Fake accounts deactivated
- 3.03 crore
- Suspended or flagged
- 2.7 crore
Practice MCQs 2 questions
How many fake IRCTC user accounts had Indian Railways deactivated, as stated on 13 December 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 3.03 crore
PIB 2203516: Indian Railways deactivated 3.03 crore fake accounts; another 2.7 crore were suspended or identified for suspension.
Which trains were directed on 13 December 2025 to serve local cuisine of the regions they pass through, before extending it to all trains?
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Correct answer: B — Vande Bharat trains
PIB 2203516: the Railway Minister directed officials to provide local cuisine in Vande Bharat trains, to be expanded to all trains progressively.