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New Delhi : With a view to removing any doubt or uncertainty in the matter and bring uniformity in the rate of GST applicable to supply of food and drinks made available in trains, platforms or stations, the Government has clarified that the GST rate on supply of food and drinks by the Indian Railways or Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. or their licensees, whether in trains or at platforms (static units), will be 5% without input tax credit, according to a PIB release. The copy of the letter dated March 31, 2018, issued to the Railway Board is available atwww.cbec.gov.in .