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India wastes around 40% of its total food produce! Yes, that’s how grave the problem of food wastage is. While many in India sleep on an empty stomach, there are people who waste food in restaurants without giving it a second thought. The NDA government has come up with a good solution to solve this problem.
The Government is planning to fix the quantity of food that is served to people in star hotels and restaurants. Ram Vilas Paswan, Union minister of consumer affairs, food, and public distribution said,
“If a person can eat only two prawns, why should he or she be served six? If a person eats two idlis, why serve four! It’s wastage of food and also money people pay for something that they don’t eat.”
The ministry will prepare a questionnaire for hotels and restaurants to decide on the quantity of food that should be served to the customers. Ram Vilas Paswan said,
“They are the experts. They should tell us the maximum amount of a dish a person can eat. You go to a Chinese restaurant; they give you so much (of food). We are going to call them (stakeholders) for a meeting. The PM is concerned about food wastage and so we are going to issue instructions to these hotels (about the amount of food to be served).”
The minister has clarified that only the “standard hotels” would have to follow the instructions and not the dhabas that “usually serve thalis”!
This is a noble thought but we hope that the execution is smooth as well! It is time that India addressed its food problem and we are definitely taking the right steps!
News Source: Hindustan Times
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