North India Statesman
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GST 2.0 will be applicable from 22 September. Earlier, Indian Railways has reduced the price of Rail Neer on the platform and during the train travel. Rail Neer’s one liter bottle, which was earlier available for ₹ 15, will now be available for ₹ 14. Apart from this, the rail neer bottle of half a liter of water, which was earlier available for ₹ 10, will now be available for ₹ 9.
An official statement by the Ministry of Railways said that the maximum price of bottled drinking water of Rail Neer has been reduced from Rs 15 to Rs 14 per liter and 500 ml bottled drinking water from Rs 10 to Rs 9. These reduced prices will be applicable from September 22. These new prices will also apply to bottled water bottles of other brands sold in railway complexes and trains.
New GST rates will be implemented from 22 September
The new GST rates in the country will be applicable from September 22. Till now there were four slabs in the current GST system, out of which 12% and 28% slabs have been abolished. Now only two slabs are left: 5% and 18%. That is, GST has reduced considerably already. The cess has also been abolished. The tax on essential domestic things like soap, toothpaste and bread has been reduced to 5% or 0%. Tax on drugs has been reduced from 12% to 0% or 5%, making the treatment cheaper.
It has been decided to reduce the maximum selling price of Rail Neer from ₹ 15 to Rs 14 to Rs 14 for half a liter and ₹ 10 to ₹ 9 with the aim of reducing GST to consumers. @IRCTCOFFICIAL #Nextgengst pic.twitter.com/gcmv8nqrrm
– Ministry of Railways (@railminindia) September 20, 2025
Who makes Rail Neer water bottles?
Recently, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is preparing to almost double the production capacity of its largest rail Neer plant. The plant is located in Ambarnath in Maharashtra in the western region and supplies packaged water to local passengers in Mumbai as well as railway passengers around Maharashtra and Gujarat. Currently, this plant produces about 1.74 lakh liters of packaged water per day.
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