In a bid to check food wastage, this Telangana restaurant named Kedari Food Court, has come up with a unique ‘carrot and stick’ policy.

Kedari Food Court is known for its food policy: it slaps a Rs 50 fine on those who waste food but rewards those who finish their meals with Rs 10.

According to Telangana Today, the owner Kedari and his family members have been running the hotel since 2002; they introduced the fine system two years ago.

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"My intention is to see that food is not wasted. I levy fine on those who waste food," Kedari told PTI.

His wife Pushpalatha, elder son Prithviraj and younger son Akash Raj also work at the hotel, reports Telangana Today.

"So far I collected Rs 14,000 in the form of penalties. I want to donate it to some orphanage. Nowadays people who come to my place are very careful not to waste food. Number of instances of penalty has came down," he said.

This report states that Kedari fed activists during the separate state agitation for almost 11 years.

"People should learn to respect food. I don’t even serve food to those who come to our food court after consuming liquor,” says Kedari who is very strict with those who come in for a meal.

So far, Rs 14,000 has been collected as fines, which he plans to give to an orphanage.

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