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 % ?
|
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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