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Partially Student Driven Mess

The document outlines a proposed model for a partially student-driven university mess. Some key points: 1. The model would involve students in decision making through committees, while contractors handle operations and food preparation. 2. Students would gain experience in areas like budgeting, sourcing, and quality control through their involvement. 3. Feedback would be collected weekly from students and staff to ensure quality is continuously monitored and improved. 4. An annual audit by a third party would also help ensure safety, health, and hygiene standards are maintained.

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Partially Student Driven Mess

The document outlines a proposed model for a partially student-driven university mess. Some key points: 1. The model would involve students in decision making through committees, while contractors handle operations and food preparation. 2. Students would gain experience in areas like budgeting, sourcing, and quality control through their involvement. 3. Feedback would be collected weekly from students and staff to ensure quality is continuously monitored and improved. 4. An annual audit by a third party would also help ensure safety, health, and hygiene standards are maintained.

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Model for Partially student driven Mess

1. As we will be joining new campus very shortly it is very important for us to set up the foundation
on which institutional culture can be built upon. Considering the fact that the administration for various
academic and non-academic activities is carried out by respective bodies in their own structured way,
every committee and club in this institute will have some initiatives to carry out once we get to new
campus.

2. Lodging and boarding facilities will definitely improve when we start functioning from New
Hostels.

3. Hostel and Mess committee has experience in overlooking the mess activities, deciding menu
and addressing students’ grievances. The members surely know about the things that can be looked
upon and should be improved when we move to new campus.

4. There will be challenges as everything has to start from the scratch, but that can be an added
advantage also as new ground rules can be instituted which will work towards assuring quality living
on the campus.

5. Hostel and mess committee should closely involved in contract preparation and executing the
process.

6. The menu will be decided by the Hostel and Mess committee members considering the nutritional
requirements and students food preferences.

7. Members from Hostel and Mess committee should know about the timings of pest control,
maintenance of water purifiers, coolers etc.

Functioning :

I. Partially student driven model will have following characteristics where the
operations will be taken care of by third parties (Mess contractor) while decision making power
will be with the students.

II. Students will be closely associated with the functioning of the mess and that will
equip them with all-round exposure regarding in-house inventory management, sourcing,
budgeting, financing and HR management division. Every meal, all-round the year will be kept
rich in nutrition.

III. By using continuous (Weekly) feedbacks (in the form of quick online surveys) received
from students and staff further actions can be taken regarding the quality maintenance

IV. The periodic inspection will take place and ratings (on the scale 10) will be
given on weekly basis considering following points
1. Feedbacks from students and faculty during the week
2. Food quality
3. Taste
4. Cleanliness in the kitchen area
5. Cleanliness in the dining area

V. This will help in continuous evaluation and improvement in the quality provided.
The safety, health and hygienic conditions will be maintained in and around the mess / kitchen by
the contractor. Administration suggestions / instructions regarding cleanliness have to be followed and the
expenditure towards this is to be borne by the contractor.

VI. Annual quality audit will take place by third party auditing firm.

Responsibilities / Scope of work

1.Strict adherence to the timings, menu and prices of extra items, as determined by the Mess
Committee with the Caterer.

2. The caterer shall, at his cost, maintain adequate stocks of food grain, grocery, and adhere to
the standards as prescribed by the Institute.

3. Vegetarian and Non Vegetarian food will be cooked and served separately.

4. Kitchen equipment, gas (industrial cylinder) bank and dining hall furniture, service counters,
cooking utensils, crockery, cutlery etc. will be provided by Institute. Upkeep of all items provided
by the Institute shall be the sole responsibility of the caterer.

5. Cleaning and Housekeeping of Kitchen and dining area, will be the sole responsibility of the
caterer. Cleaning of Utensil, Cutlery, Crockery, Kitchen Equipment furniture will also be the sole
responsibility of the caterer.

6. The Hostel and Mess committee reserves the right to check on cleanliness and upkeep of the
premises and quality of provisions & foods.

7. The workers of the contractor should maintain personal hygiene. They should behave politely
and be amenable to discipline. If in the opinion of the competent authority, the performance of
any of the workman deployed is not satisfactory or he / she is not amenable to discipline or his /
her behaviour is not conducive to retain him / her for the work, he / she shall have to be
replaced immediately.

Penalties for violation of rules


Warnings / Monetary penalty, in addition / or any other action as deemed fit, as decided by the Mess
Council, will be imposed on the caterer in violation of any of the terms & conditions or on following
instances. The decision of the Mess Committee in this regard will be final & binding.

● Non-availability of the complaint register on the counter.


● Discouraging students from lodging complaint in the register.
● Complaints of insects, and / or any foreign objects cooked along with food found in any food item.
● Repetitive complaints of unclean utensil in a day.
● Complaint on personal hygiene of workmen of caterer or misbehavior by the workmen.
● Food adulteration and use of any brand other than mentioned in the contract.
● Changes in menu of meal without prior permission / intimation to the mess committee.
● Food for any meal getting over within mess timing & waiting time is of such a longer period (15
minutes in lunch / dinner; 10 minutes for breakfast / Snacks). In such incidents, timing of such
meal shall be extended by equivalent delay.

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