Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has signed Concession Agreement with Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) on November 19, 2019 for taking over the operations, marketing and day to day maintenance of Golden Chariot Train.
IRCTC is the only entity authorised by the Indian railways to provide catering services to railways, online railway tickets and packaged drinking water at railway stations and trains in India.