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CHAPTER-V
DEPARTMENTAL CANTEENS
As a measure of staff welfare Departmental Canteens/Tiffin Rooms have been set-
up in Central Government Offices/Establishments to make available hygienically prepared
beverages, snacks and meals to the employees during the working hours at reasonable
rates. At present there are about 1000 Departmental Canteens/Tiffin Rooms functioning in
various Central Government Offices throughout the country.
The Office of Director of Canteens in the Department of Personnel and Training
under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is the nodal agency for
laying down instructions/policies guidelines on the various aspects of running Canteens.
Complete details of the Scheme are available in the compilation “Administrative Instructions
on Departmental Canteens in Government Officeand Industrial Establishments”(Know as
“Green Book”) available on the website www.persmin.nic.in.
The salient features of structure and functioning of Non-Statutory Departmental
Canteens in Central Government Offices are as under:
Accommodation
Accommodation for the canteen is to be provided by the Department/Office
concerned. All initial provision of fixtures, fittings, lighting arrangement, water storage
tanks, white washing etc. and their maintenance thereafter will be the responsibility of the
civil works agency of that Department/Office. The floor area for a canteen should be
sufficient to provide a dining hall of a size where 1/3rd of the Office strength could be served
at a time. Preferably there should be separate rooms for kitchen, pantry, store, gas/fuel
room, dry ration, fresh vegetable etc. The scale of space for canteen is one sq.ft.(0.9 sq.
mtr.) per person in an Office including the space of dining hall, kitchen etc. (Ministry of
Urban Development O.M. No. 11015/1/98-Pol.I, dated 20.2.2014)-(Annexure-XIV).
Payment of electricity and water bills pertaining to Departmental Canteens is to be made by
the concerned Department.
Size/Category of Canteens
Type of Canteen and staffing norms for each category of canteen depends on the
number of employees in respective Department/Office as laid down vide O.M. No.
13/10/2001-Dir.(C), dated 22.12.2004 as under.
Total Strength of the Department/Office Type of Canteen/Tiffin Rooms entitled to
Establishment
25 to 49 Tiffin Room ‘B’ Type
50-99 Tiffin Room ‘A’ Type
100 to 500 Canteen ‘D’ Type
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DEPARTMENTAL CANTEENS
As a measure of staff welfare Departmental Canteens/Tiffin Rooms have been set-
up in Central Government Offices/Establishments to make available hygienically prepared
beverages, snacks and meals to the employees during the working hours at reasonable
rates. At present there are about 1000 Departmental Canteens/Tiffin Rooms functioning in
various Central Government Offices throughout the country.
The Office of Director of Canteens in the Department of Personnel and Training
under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is the nodal agency for
laying down instructions/policies guidelines on the various aspects of running Canteens.
Complete details of the Scheme are available in the compilation “Administrative Instructions
on Departmental Canteens in Government Officeand Industrial Establishments”(Know as
“Green Book”) available on the website www.persmin.nic.in.
The salient features of structure and functioning of Non-Statutory Departmental
Canteens in Central Government Offices are as under:
Accommodation
Accommodation for the canteen is to be provided by the Department/Office
concerned. All initial provision of fixtures, fittings, lighting arrangement, water storage
tanks, white washing etc. and their maintenance thereafter will be the responsibility of the
civil works agency of that Department/Office. The floor area for a canteen should be
sufficient to provide a dining hall of a size where 1/3rd of the Office strength could be served
at a time. Preferably there should be separate rooms for kitchen, pantry, store, gas/fuel
room, dry ration, fresh vegetable etc. The scale of space for canteen is one sq.ft.(0.9 sq.
mtr.) per person in an Office including the space of dining hall, kitchen etc. (Ministry of
Urban Development O.M. No. 11015/1/98-Pol.I, dated 20.2.2014)-(Annexure-XIV).
Payment of electricity and water bills pertaining to Departmental Canteens is to be made by
the concerned Department.
Size/Category of Canteens
Type of Canteen and staffing norms for each category of canteen depends on the
number of employees in respective Department/Office as laid down vide O.M. No.
13/10/2001-Dir.(C), dated 22.12.2004 as under.
Total Strength of the Department/Office Type of Canteen/Tiffin Rooms entitled to
Establishment
25 to 49 Tiffin Room ‘B’ Type
50-99 Tiffin Room ‘A’ Type
100 to 500 Canteen ‘D’ Type
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