New Delhi: The food being served in Parliament canteen at subsidised rate will turn lot more expensive from January 1 onwards.

The rates have been hiked as there have been controversies from time to time over subsidised food being served in Parliament when there is so much inflation in open market.Accordingly, a veg thali which earlier cost Rs 18 will now be sold for Rs 30 and non-veg thali will cost Rs 60 instead of Rs 33.

A three-course meal will cost Rs 90 instead of Rs 61 and chicken curry, which earlier cost Rs 29, will be sold for Rs 40.

The revision of the rates, ordered by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, has been undertaken after six years and the rates will be reviewed from time to time, Lok Sabha Secretariat said on Thursday adding that Mahajan had directed the Parliament’s Food Committee to look into the matter and on receiving the committee’s report, the Speaker has taken a number of decisions, out of which the most important is that the canteen in Parliament will now work on ‘no-profit, no-loss’ basis.

Also, tea/coffee vending machine will also be placed so that there is little burden on the manpower.

This rate hike will apply to MPs, officials of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, media persons, security personnel as well as visitors.