Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Thursday 28 January 2021

Price Increase even before Budget announcement ?

 


 

Context :

Parliament Canteen Drops Subsidy on Food, Now Non-Veg Buffet to Cost Rs 700, Veg Thali at Rs 100

 

Extract :

Ø  The Parliament will serve an elaborate menu this Budget session, but no more at a stealing price as the Lok Sabha Secretariat does away with the subsidies on the food in the canteen for the country’s lawmakers

Ø  While Birla did not specify the financial implications of the move, sources said the Lok Sabha Secretariat can annually save more than Rs 8 crore with the subsidy coming to an end.

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In the following comparative tabulation , the prices listed for 2016, are based on my following blog :

Ø  Our Poor MPs ! ………………………….[ 11 Dec 2015 ]

 

-  where I wrote :

Ø  Now , they have a legitimate reason to pass a resolution , raising their salaries by 65 %

GST  can wait  !

 

Ø  How else can they make two ends meet when current food prices ( listed below ), in the Lok Sabha Canteen , are about to be revised upwards by 65 %  ?

(  This demand for 65 % salary rise , was in 2015 Lok Sabha session  ) 

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Item

Price ( Rs ) / 2016

Price ( Rs ) / 2021

Increase %

Tea

1.0

 

 

Soup

5.5

 

 

Daal

1.5

20.0

1200

Meals

2.0

 

 

Chapati

1.0

3.0

300

Dosa ( plain )

6.0

30.0

500

Veg Biryani

8.0

 

 

Fish

13.0

 

 

Chicken Biryani

51.0

100.0

100

Shami Kabab

14.0

 

 

Thali

18.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aloo Bonda ( 1 pc )

 

10.0

 

Boiled Vegetables

 

50.0

 

Bread Pakora

 

10.0

 

Chicken Curry ( 2 pc )

 

75.0

 

Chicken Cutlet ( 2 pc )

 

100.0

 

Chicken Fry ( 2 pc )

 

100.0

 

Curd

 

 10.0

 

Dahi Bhat ( with pickle )

 

 40.0

 

Dosa Masala

 

 50.0

 

Egg Curry ( 2 pc egg )

 

 30.0

 

Finger Chips

 

 50.0

 

Fish & Chips ( Bosa Fish )

 

110.0

 

Idly with Chutny ( 2 pc )

 

 20.0

 

Idly wit Sambhar / Chutny

 

 30.0

 

Kachi Pakora

 

 30.0

 

Kesri Bhat

 

 30.0

 

Khichdi with Achar

 

 50.0

 

Lemon Rice

 

 30.0

 

Masala Dal Vada ( 2 pc )

 

 30.0

 

Medu Vada ( 2 pc )

 

 30.0

 

Mutton Biryani

 

150.0

 

Mutton Curry ( 2 pc )

 

125.0

 

Mutton Cutlet ( 2 pc )

 

150.0

 

Omelette Masala ( 2 eggs)

 

 25.0

 

Omelette ( plain )

 

 20.0

 

Veg Pakora ( 6 pc )

 

 50.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Take :

Ø  3 days from now ( on 01 Feb ), Smt Sitharamanji will present Annual Budget

Ø  16 opposition parties have resolved to boycott President’s Address to the Budget Session

Ø  No doubt, Opposition Parties will raise the issue of “  Repeal of Farm Laws “

Ø  They will insist on a law , guaranteeing MSP for all crops

Ø  In view of this , the Govt could have postponed the withdrawal of “ Food Subsidy “ in Lok Sabha Canteen, until after the Budget

Ø  But that is now , a “ fait accompli “  

Ø  I would not be surprised that , as a “  Damage Control Measure “ , one of the BJP member of Lok Sabha is secretly instructed to raise the issue of the “  Rise in Canteen Food Prices “ – and demand that salary of MPs be raised by 400 % to neutralize this “ draconian / unwarranted “ withdrawal of “ food subsidy “ . Expect all opposition members – cutting across party lines – to support this demand unanimously !

In the meantime, 1370 million Indian Citizen are wondering :

Ø  Where in India , can we get those food items served in Lok Sabha Canteen , at these new revised prices ?

Ø  Can our MPs pass a law mandating  LS Canteen to open branches , all over India ?

I am not going to miss the budget speech of Finance Minister on 01 Feb  !

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  29 Jan 2021

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