Mumbai: While the civic move aims to streamline hospital catering through outsourcing, the tender terms have raised eyebrows for prescribing a mere Rs 1,000 fine for each instance of substandard or unsafe food found during inspections. Critics argue that such a nominal penalty is inadequate to ensure food safety and accountability in hospitals serving vulnerable patients.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has invited tenders from private contractors for the supply of cooked vegetarian food to patients in ten peripheral hospitals across Mumbai. The civic body plans to provide morning and evening meals—including diabetic, hypertension, salt-free, salt-restricted, and RT feed diets—along with breakfast and tea for around 1,600 patients daily.

Hospitals Covered Under The Tender

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