The following shall be followed to manage canteen operation in jails, namely:-
(a) the Officer in charge of canteen shall be changed every one year;
(b) the working hours of the canteen shall be after lock out and before lock up and the canteens shall remain closed on the last Saturday of every month for stock checking after verification;
(c) the articles for sale in canteen (e.g. tooth brush, tooth paste, soaps, detergents and slippers) shall be purchased under the orders of Superintendent like other items of prison after observing necessary purchase rules;
(d) profit not exceeding ten percent may be charged on the wholesale price of articles in retail sale provided that it does not exceed the local retail market price of such articles. In case of perishable articles like fruits and dry foods 10 to 15 percent may be added taking into account the likely wastage;
(e) profit generated in the canteen sales shall be deposited in the Prisoner Welfare Fund after keeping adequate working capital for the Canteen under intimation to the Prisons Directorate;
(f) a balance sheet in respect of the canteen shall be prepared at the close of the calendar year and laid before the Superintendent. One copy of the balance sheet shall be forwarded to the Deputy Inspector General, Prisons (Range) or Head of Directorate of Prisons;
(g) canteen accounts shall be checked and audited once in every month by the Accountant and placed before the Superintendent.
भाग 4 (ग) राजस्ााू राज-पत्र दिसम् बर 12 2022 656