Lawmakers Say Parliament Canteen Subsidy to Stay

Recently,Right to Information query had revealed that the government faced a loss of around Rs. 14 crore (over $2 million) in 2013-14 because of subsidy at the more than half-a-dozen canteens in the parliament complex. And Right To Information Act revealed that during the past five years, the Parliament canteen, run by the Northern Railways catering service, received a total subsidy of Rs 60.7 crore.For a bowl of vegetable stew costing Rs 4, a total of Rs 41.25 has to be spent to buy the ingredients, meaning the dish comes at a 90% subsidised rate.

Parliament canteen subsidy to stay :

parliament canteen subsidy

Parliamentarians pay just Rs 25 for fried fish with chips, Rs 18 for mutton cutlet and a skimpy Rs 5 for a plate of boiled vegetables at the canteen, according to the reply provided to the query under the RTI Act.

For a non-vegetarian meal, items are procured at Rs 99.05 but the dish is served to MPs at Rs 33. Besides, the canteen’s rates have not been revised since December 2010.

The subsidy in the Parliament canteen whose cutprice menu includes a mutton curry at just Rs 20 is not going away despite calls from some lawmakers for stopping it At least thats what the House food management committees chairman Janarthan Reddy believes

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