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Provide wholesome food to students: UGC
Updated : Oct 22, 2016
Hyderabad: The universities as well as the affiliated colleges were asked to provide proper food for the students and were directed by UGC to make sure that Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 is implemented at food stalls as well as canteens situated at the premises of the colleges.
Prof. Jaspal S Sandhu, the secretary of UGC wrote a letter to all the universities’ vice chancellors, in which he said, “Decision has been taken in the perspective of complaints that the canteen and other food outlets are not licensed under Food Safety and Standards Act”, adding “Food Safety and Standards authority of India is willing to help the universities with regard to the same”.