GU canteen row: Quality of ingredients in maskabun, samosas substandard
Updated: Feb 5th, 2025
Compromised quality of food in Gujarat University canteen has caused a stir at the campus.
The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) claimed that the previous vice-chancellor had established a canteen in the souvenir shop called Vidya Shri Centre on the university campus.
An NSUI leader took tomato sauce, samosas, maskabun, and other food items from the canteen and gave the samples of it to the Amdavad Municipal Corporation’s public health laboratory for testing.
The findings indicated that ingredients of maskabun and samosas were of 'substandard quality'.
Earlier, NSUI wrote a complaint to the university questioning the allotment of the canteen contract through a short-notice offline tender process. They argued that this violates established norms and procedures.
The complaint states that the previous vice-chancellor had established a souvenir shop called ‘Vidya Shri Centre’ on the university campus. This shop sold university-branded merchandise. However, the Vidya Shri centre has been closed for some time. Now, the university has allotted the space to a canteen operator through a short-notice offline tender process.
The complaint alleged that the allotted canteen lacks the necessary licenses and permits, including a food licence and a GST registration. Additionally, the canteen is reportedly using domestic gas cylinders instead of commercial ones, raising safety concerns.
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