Govt may soon fix food portions in restaurants, hotels

This would enable consumers to take an informed decision and stop wastage

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday said he will soon ask big hotel chains and restaurants to specify portions in menus.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi in one of his radio addresses had stressed on the need to check wastage of food. It is in this context that I directed the consumer affairs department to instruct big hotel chains and restaurants to mention the exact amount of portions,” Paswan told Business Standard, adding he would soon hold a meeting with restaurants and urge them to specify the portions. Small dhabas and eateries won’t be covered, he said.