Remarking it as one of the social evils, in his lastest Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed concerns over the culture of massive food wastage in the country.

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In a bid to curb food wastage in the country, the Central government is planning to fix portion size of dishes served to customers at star hotels and restaurants. The food ministry is drafting a questionnaire for hotels and restaurants asking what portion sizes should they serve to customers.

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“If a person can eat only two prawns, why should he or she be served six? If a person eats two idlis, why serve four! It’s wastage of food and also money people pay for something that they don’t eat,” Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan was quoted as saying.

Repeating PM Modi’s concerns, Paswan said that the ministry will soon issue instructions to hotels about the quantity of food to be served.

The rule is said to be imposed over standard hotels and not dhabas, which usually serve thalis.