The Times of India:Chandigarh:Tuesday, February 21, 2012.
In what may surprise ardent lovers of Student Centre food, shops at the student hub are the least inspected site for hygiene checks at Panjab University campus. With over 300 visitors arriving at the Student Centre each day, quality control goes unchecked!
Out of nearly 120 inspections conducted by the PU dean student welfare office across all hostels and canteens in the last one year, only one raid was conducted at Student Centre. This was revealed in records furnished by PU in response to an RTI filed by a student of History department.
The lone inspection at Student Centre was done following a complaint by a student of Mathematics department on August 9, 2011. This student had complained of an insect in the food served to him at Student Centre. Thereafter, the shopkeeper was fined Rs 1,000 for not covering utensils properly by the PU dietician.
It was after this information was sought by the PU student that the new DSW directed the staff to conduct frequent inspections. "When the information was sought by the student, I felt the need to have frequent inspections. We have already spruced up surprise visits even at Student Centre," said A S Ahluwalia, PU dean student welfare.
Responding to yet another query on how frequently inspections are done in PU hostel mess and department canteens, the DSW office responded saying, "There were no scheduled visits in favour of strict adherence to quality by contractors working at Student Centre."
The information revealed to Raman Dhaka, a student of department of History, stated that the fine imposed on most hostel mess contractors was minimal ranging from Rs 150 a?? 1,000 for not having a tight quality control.
Out of nearly 120 inspections conducted by the PU dean student welfare office across all hostels and canteens in the last one year, only one raid was conducted at Student Centre. This was revealed in records furnished by PU in response to an RTI filed by a student of History department.
The lone inspection at Student Centre was done following a complaint by a student of Mathematics department on August 9, 2011. This student had complained of an insect in the food served to him at Student Centre. Thereafter, the shopkeeper was fined Rs 1,000 for not covering utensils properly by the PU dietician.
It was after this information was sought by the PU student that the new DSW directed the staff to conduct frequent inspections. "When the information was sought by the student, I felt the need to have frequent inspections. We have already spruced up surprise visits even at Student Centre," said A S Ahluwalia, PU dean student welfare.
Responding to yet another query on how frequently inspections are done in PU hostel mess and department canteens, the DSW office responded saying, "There were no scheduled visits in favour of strict adherence to quality by contractors working at Student Centre."
The information revealed to Raman Dhaka, a student of department of History, stated that the fine imposed on most hostel mess contractors was minimal ranging from Rs 150 a?? 1,000 for not having a tight quality control.
.JPG)
.JPG)
