Overview

• A Railway Board circular dated September 20 revises Rail Neer MRPs to ₹14 for 1-litre bottles and ₹9 for 500 ml bottles.
• The same price caps apply to IRCTC and Railways-shortlisted other packaged water brands sold on trains and within railway premises.
• The new rates take effect on September 22 to align with the GST reduction on packaged drinking water from 12% to 5%.
• Officials presented the measure as delivering the tax benefit directly to passengers, with the order shared publicly by the ministry.
• IRCTC is reported to be doubling production at its Ambernath plant to support supply in Mumbai and Gujarat.