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Last month, a video of a constable complaining about the quality of food at a reserve police lines mess in UP’s Firozabad district had gone viral. Within a week, Mainpuri SP Kamlesh Kumar Dixit paid a surprise visit and, as per a video, found dal “watery” and rotis “dry”. However, he says, the quality has improved now
From a constable to a sub-inspector, everyone… These are mostly policemen staying in a government accommodation or away from families. Policemen posted elsewhere also eat food here.
The district police chief visits every Friday for a parade and, during the inspection, also checks the food. Once every week, the additional superintendent and deputy superintendent check. There are also random checks.
There is a fixed menu. Food is prepared under a mess manager who holds the rank of a head constable. Cops posted at the police lines select one each month. Only vegetarian food is prepared.
The mess manager. There is a purchasing party and an audit party who help the manager.
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Cooks posted at the police lines. They are generally government employees or hired on a contractual basis. Cooks are posted as per demand.
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