Battle against food wastage: Modi govt to curb portions in restaurants

Govt is drafting a questionnaire for restaurants to explain what dish sizes they should serve

A fortnight after Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his concerns over wastage of food in his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio programme, the ruling NDA (National Democartic Alliance) government is planning to fix portion sizes of dishes served by star hotels and restaurants, according to a report published by the Hindustan Times.

"Ignoring the issue of food wastage is anti-social and this is injustice to the poor. Wastage of food is unfortunate. I know of several youngsters who are using technology to prevent wastage of food," PM Modi had said in Mann Ki Baat, Business Standard