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Roti At Rs 3, Non-Veg Buffet At Rs 700: Parliament Canteen Sheds Subsidy
- Thursday January 28, 2021
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy
After years of hiccups in efforts to end the subsidy at the parliament canteen which offered dishes like Hyderabad Mutton Biryani at Rs 65 and boiled vegetables at Rs 12, those entrusted with the unappetising task have prevailed.
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Subsidy To MPs For Food Served In Parliament Canteens Ends: Lok Sabha Speaker
- Tuesday January 19, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Food served in Parliament canteens for MPs and others will become more expensive as a subsidy given for it has been stopped, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said today.
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MPs Agree To End Parliament Canteen Subsidy (For Second Time Since 2016)
- Thursday December 5, 2019
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy
Lawmakers have unanimously agreed to give up the decades-old subsidy on food sold at the parliament canteen, BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy announced on Thursday. The decision, however, seemed exactly similar to one announced in 2016.
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Parliament Gets Rs 16.4 Crore Bill For Canteens Run By Railways
- Thursday February 7, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
Northern Railway has demanded Rs 16.43 crore from the Lok Sabha secretariat for running four canteens in Parliament -- where food prices are significantly low -- during 2017-18, an RTI query has revealed.
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Food Prices In Parliament Canteen May Be Hiked Again
- Sunday October 2, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
The prices of eatables in Parliament canteen may again go up, as revision of rates of food items and subsidy given to catering units are again on the table of a House panel.
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After Public Anger, Parliament Canteen Ends Rs 16 Crore Subsidy
- Friday January 1, 2016
- India News | Reported by Divyanshu Dutta Roy (with inputs from agencies), Edited by Sunil Prabhu
The Parliament canteen will no longer sell food at subsidised prices, ending a decades-old provision that has often drawn criticism.
- www.ndtv.com
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Subsidy on Canteen Food to Continue, Decides Parliamentary Panel
- Monday July 27, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
The subsidised rates of food in Parliament canteens will continue, as a Parliamentary Committee today decided against raising the rates, saying it would affect Parliament employees mostly. Most lawmakers prefer to eat at their respective homes, only a minority of them eat in Parliament, said the Committee.
- www.ndtv.com
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No Proposal to Raise Food Price in Parliament Canteen: Panel Chief
- Sunday July 26, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
Notwithstanding the controversy over subsidised food in Parliament canteen, no proposal to raise price is on the cards as the concerned committee insists that such a measure would only hit hard employees and representatives of the media.
- www.ndtv.com
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Cheap Food for Lawmakers in Parliament May Soon be Gone: Sources
- Wednesday July 22, 2015
- India News | Reported by Rahul Shrivastava, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Mouthwatering food at dirt cheap prices in Parliament may soon be a thing of past. Following a huge controversy on the matter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked his floor leaders to consult the opposition and take a call on scrapping the subsidy, sources told NDTV.
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Opinion: MPs Don't Need Cheap Food. Give It Up
- Saturday July 18, 2015
- Opinion | Baijayant Jay Panda
Special privileges that have become so ubiquitous range from substantive to the frivolous. Politicians and bureaucrats do not have to stand in line for anything, live in heritage buildings, move around in cars with red beacons.
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Lawmakers Say Parliament Canteen Subsidy Can be Done Away With
- Sunday July 5, 2015
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Under fire for gorging on cheap food at the Parliament House canteen, many lawmakers feel the subsidy being given can be done away with as it was only creating a "bad press".
- www.ndtv.com
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Fish Fry for Rs 25, Stirred Vegetables for Rs 5: Lawmakers Enjoy Subsidised Food in Parliament Canteens
- Tuesday June 23, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
Parliament canteens serving to Members of Parliament got a total subsidy of Rs 60.7 crore during last five years with items like 'puri sabji' being sold at 88 per cent subsidised rates, an RTI reply shows.
- www.ndtv.com
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Roti At Rs 3, Non-Veg Buffet At Rs 700: Parliament Canteen Sheds Subsidy
- Thursday January 28, 2021
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy
After years of hiccups in efforts to end the subsidy at the parliament canteen which offered dishes like Hyderabad Mutton Biryani at Rs 65 and boiled vegetables at Rs 12, those entrusted with the unappetising task have prevailed.
- www.ndtv.com
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Subsidy To MPs For Food Served In Parliament Canteens Ends: Lok Sabha Speaker
- Tuesday January 19, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Food served in Parliament canteens for MPs and others will become more expensive as a subsidy given for it has been stopped, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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MPs Agree To End Parliament Canteen Subsidy (For Second Time Since 2016)
- Thursday December 5, 2019
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy
Lawmakers have unanimously agreed to give up the decades-old subsidy on food sold at the parliament canteen, BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy announced on Thursday. The decision, however, seemed exactly similar to one announced in 2016.
- www.ndtv.com
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Parliament Gets Rs 16.4 Crore Bill For Canteens Run By Railways
- Thursday February 7, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
Northern Railway has demanded Rs 16.43 crore from the Lok Sabha secretariat for running four canteens in Parliament -- where food prices are significantly low -- during 2017-18, an RTI query has revealed.
- www.ndtv.com
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Food Prices In Parliament Canteen May Be Hiked Again
- Sunday October 2, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
The prices of eatables in Parliament canteen may again go up, as revision of rates of food items and subsidy given to catering units are again on the table of a House panel.
- www.ndtv.com
-
After Public Anger, Parliament Canteen Ends Rs 16 Crore Subsidy
- Friday January 1, 2016
- India News | Reported by Divyanshu Dutta Roy (with inputs from agencies), Edited by Sunil Prabhu
The Parliament canteen will no longer sell food at subsidised prices, ending a decades-old provision that has often drawn criticism.
- www.ndtv.com
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Subsidy on Canteen Food to Continue, Decides Parliamentary Panel
- Monday July 27, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
The subsidised rates of food in Parliament canteens will continue, as a Parliamentary Committee today decided against raising the rates, saying it would affect Parliament employees mostly. Most lawmakers prefer to eat at their respective homes, only a minority of them eat in Parliament, said the Committee.
- www.ndtv.com
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No Proposal to Raise Food Price in Parliament Canteen: Panel Chief
- Sunday July 26, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
Notwithstanding the controversy over subsidised food in Parliament canteen, no proposal to raise price is on the cards as the concerned committee insists that such a measure would only hit hard employees and representatives of the media.
- www.ndtv.com
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Cheap Food for Lawmakers in Parliament May Soon be Gone: Sources
- Wednesday July 22, 2015
- India News | Reported by Rahul Shrivastava, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Mouthwatering food at dirt cheap prices in Parliament may soon be a thing of past. Following a huge controversy on the matter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked his floor leaders to consult the opposition and take a call on scrapping the subsidy, sources told NDTV.
- www.ndtv.com
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Opinion: MPs Don't Need Cheap Food. Give It Up
- Saturday July 18, 2015
- Opinion | Baijayant Jay Panda
Special privileges that have become so ubiquitous range from substantive to the frivolous. Politicians and bureaucrats do not have to stand in line for anything, live in heritage buildings, move around in cars with red beacons.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Lawmakers Say Parliament Canteen Subsidy Can be Done Away With
- Sunday July 5, 2015
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Under fire for gorging on cheap food at the Parliament House canteen, many lawmakers feel the subsidy being given can be done away with as it was only creating a "bad press".
- www.ndtv.com
-
Fish Fry for Rs 25, Stirred Vegetables for Rs 5: Lawmakers Enjoy Subsidised Food in Parliament Canteens
- Tuesday June 23, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
Parliament canteens serving to Members of Parliament got a total subsidy of Rs 60.7 crore during last five years with items like 'puri sabji' being sold at 88 per cent subsidised rates, an RTI reply shows.
- www.ndtv.com