The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's O.M. of even number dated 17.10.2008 and subsequent reminders dated 29.10.2008 and 19.10.2009 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the 6th Central Pay Commission has recommended that all posts of staff in Group 'D' categories will be placed in the revised Pay Band - 1 alongwith Grade Pay of Rs. 1800/- once the staff occupying these posts, are suitably retrained and made multi-skilled. In view of this recommendation of 6th CPC, it has been decided to train all Group `D' staff of the canteens namely, Safaiwala, Wash Boy, Bearer and Tea/Coffee Maker, working in the non-statutory Canteens, who do not possess minimum essential qualifications, are required to be made multi-skilled for placement in the revised Pay Band - 1 meant for Group `C' posts. In addition. keeping in view the changing requirement of the Canteens services, it has also been decided to train all the erstwhile Group `D' employees of canteens who have been placed under PB-1.
The undersigned is directed to draw attention of the Canteen Management Committees/Administration towards the quality of food being prepared in the canteens, functioning from the Central Government Offices, and to reiterate that the objective of setting up of canteens, as a measure of employee welfare, was to meet the refreshment needs of employees by preparing_ under hygienic conditions, tea/snacks, lunch etc. as per the local requirement/taste etc. of the beneficiaries. However, it has been reported that the quality of food, being prepared in the Departmental Canteens, is not of required quality/taste as compared to the private canteens being run parallelly in some
Ministry's/Department's premises.
Maintenance of Hygiene in the Departmental Canteens functioning from Central Government Offices - Periodical Inspection - regarding.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Departments' O.M. No.15/3/1992-Dir.(C), dated 22.2.1993 on the above mentioned subject and O.M. No.3/1/99-Dir.(C), dated 31.3.1999 regarding improvement in the functioning of Departmental Canteens/Tiffin Rooms located in the premises of Central Government Offices and to state that periodical inspections of the canteens are required to be undertaken to ensure the quality of eatables, sanitary conditions and personal hygiene of the canteen employees, particularly of those who are handling eatables. A standard proforma has been developed for such inspection (copy annexed).
