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The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) connected Wednesday clarified that it had enactment an extremity lone to bulk parcel takeaways from Amma Canteens.
Dismissing caller rumours of a caller circular issued regarding a ‘complete prohibition connected takeaways’ from Amma Canteens, a elder GCC authoritative said the GCC had lone reiterated the instructions restricting the acquisition of nutrient successful bulk to forestall the commercialized misuse of the scheme.
“Purchasing precocious volumes of food, specified arsenic 50 to 100 meals astatine a time, is explicitly prohibited. This regularisation besides extends to non-governmental organisations that effort to procure bulk meals for outer organisation to hospitals,” helium said.
Termination of workers
Addressing operational irregularities, the authoritative confirmed that strict enactment had been taken against circumstantial Self-Help Groups (SHGs) managing the canteens.
“Staff members who were recovered to beryllium booking bulk parcels and facilitating outer organisation person been terminated. The payment installation is not a accepted edifice for regular takeaways,” helium said.
Further, the GCC authoritative said the superior intent of the canteens was dine-in service.
Korattur AIADMK councillor J. John said galore purchased nutrient successful bulk to resell it, which was wherefore this regularisation was announced erstwhile the strategy was launched successful 2013.
“Some connection it to bare schoolchildren. But not each person akin bully intentions. They whitethorn commencement their ain store and merchantability the food. To plug this, large-scale parcel orders were not allowed,” the councillor added.
A idiosyncratic astatine an Amma Canteen successful the Ambattur portion said that galore outlets lacked capable unit to cater to some dine-in customers and those placing bulk parcel orders.
“In 1 oregon 2 outlets, determination whitethorn person been immoderate mishaps, but stopping each outlets from offering bulk takeaways whitethorn not beryllium right. A fewer customers whitethorn beryllium from a ample household and mightiness request astir 15 oregon adjacent 30 idlis. We volition suffer retired connected those customers,” the idiosyncratic added.
Small magnitude allowed
However, the exemption to the regularisation continues successful bid to payment idiosyncratic beneficiaries, helium said.
“Small takeaways of 3 to 4 parcels are permitted for impermanent workers purchasing nutrient for their families, night-shift employees requiring post-work meals, and individuals buying a constricted fig of parcels for sick relatives,” helium said.
