While cheap food available at Parliament canteen is nothing new when according to UN hunger list India is home to the highest number of hungry people in the world at 194 million surpassing even China an RTI reply reveals the subsidy the canteen enjoys :
Total subsidy the canteen got in the last 5 years : 60.7 crores
Amount of subsidy in vegetable dishes : 90%
Amount of subsidy in Non-Veg dishes : 66 %
A quick look at price chart !! :
Fish fried with chips : RS 25
Mutton cutlet : RS 18
Boiled vegetables : RS 5
Mutton curry with bones : RS 20
Masala Dosa : RS 6
These are the people who talk about national economy and when coming to giving OROP to the defense personnel they soft pedal
R.K.Viswanathan
