Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Parliament Canteen serves crunchy masala dosa for Rs 6 to our millionaire MPs


Based on the reply provided to RTI activist Subhash Agrawal, it has been revealed that our Parliamentarians enjoy their food and snacks for a pittance, thanks to the highly subsidized food being served to our beloved millionaire MPs in the Parliament Canteen.
This has been reported in zeenews.com dated 24 June 2015.
A few examples - crisp fish fry with chips comes at Rs 25 – it carries with it subsidy of 63 percent.
Mouthwatering mutton curry is available for Rs 20 – its subsidy is 67 percent.
Mutton cutlet for Rs 18 – subsidy is 65 percent.
Crunchy masala dosa for Rs 6 – subsidy of 75 percent.
Boiled vegetables for as little as Rs 5 – subsidy of 83 percent.
Raw items required to prepare a dish of stewed vegetables comes about Rs 41.25 – our MPs get for only Rs 4 - a subsidy of about 90 percent.
Raw items for non veg meals are procured for Rs 99.05 – the prepared dish is served at Rs 33 to MPs with 66 percent subsidy.
All this may be unbelievable but very much true. When the common man is trying hard and cutting corners to get his daily necessities, and when soaring prices of meat, fish and vegetables have made these dishes go beyond the purchasing powers of a commoner, our Parliamentarians are savoring these for a pittance.
Interestingly, the rates were last revised on December 20, 2010.
The canteens are run by the Northern Railway and they purchase raw items from government-run agencies like Kendriya Bhandar, Mother Dairy etc.. The amount of subsidy it has received in the past five years from 2009-10 till 2013-14 are Rs 10.4 crore, 11.7 crore, 11.9 crore, 12.5 crore and 14 crore.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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