Daily loss to Parliament canteen: Rs 3,31,826
The government bears a daily loss of `3,31,826 to run the Parliament canteen as there has been no price hike of the food served since 2010.
In an RTI reply furnished to J&K-based activist Raman Sharma by the LS Secretariat, it has been informed that the last revision of the rates of food items served in the Parliament canteen was made three years ago. The deputy secretary of the LS vide his office communication no. 1(588)IC/13 dated 03/07/2013 also informs the applicant that the rates of food items served in the Parliament canteen were revised thrice (2003, 2009 and 2010) in last 13 years and the last revision was made on December 14, 2010.
While furnishing reply to the query of the applicant regarding profit and or loss incurred for running this canteen, the official informs that the Northern Railway is providing catering facilities in the Parliament house on no profit and no loss basis and the losses if any are met from the budget allocation of the LS and the Rajya Sabha secretariats on 2:1 ratio. The applicant has also been provided the copy of menu/rate card of food items cooked there which tells that the luxurious food items including non vegetarian food is served at a very meagre price i.e non-veg meals @ `33, roomali roti @ `1, veg sandwich @ `3, prantha @ `3, dal fried @`4, pizza @ `20, kheer @ `8, idli with sambar @ `3, chicken sandwich @ `6, shammi kabab @ `14 and fish curry @ `20 only besides many more items at the almost negligible items. The documents also disclose that during the financial year 2000-01 loss incurred for running the house canteen was `2,46,65,411.92 which has increased with each passing year and in the year 2011-12 the total loss or subsidy claim to run the canteen was `11,94,57,441.59.
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