Parliament canteen meals to cost more from today

New Delhi: Food items in Parliament canteen will become costlier from Friday. The rates of food items have been revised in view of controversies over the eatables being served there at subsidised rates.

Accordingly, a vegetarian thali which earlier cost Rs 18 will now be sold for Rs30 and non-veg thali will cost Rs 60 instead of Rs 33. A three-course meal will cost Rs 90 instead of Rs 61 and chicken curry, which earlier cost Rs 29, will be sold for Rs 40.

“The rates of food items in Parliament canteen have been a matter of discussion in the media from time to time. Keeping this in view, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan had directed the Parliament’s Food Committee to look into the matter,” the Lok Sabha secretariat said in a statement.

“After receiving the committee’s report, the Speaker has taken a number of decisions, out of which the most important is that the canteen in Parliament will now work on no-profit, no-loss basis,” it added.

“Accordingly, the rates of various food items have been increased and these would be sold at the actual making cost. This will be effective from tomorrow,” the statement said. “This rate hike will apply to MPs, officials of LS and RS, mediapersons, security personnel as well as visitors,” said the statement.