Explain the non-commercial (welfare) food service establishments with examples.
How to lay out the answer. Follow the frame, then write it in your own words.
1 · Open in two lines. Welfare establishments feed a defined group to meet a need rather than to earn profit. The cost is met fully or partly by an employer, government, trust or donors.
2 · Draw a chart. [Chart: Welfare catering → hospitals, industrial canteens, schools, colleges and hostels, religious places, care homes]
3 · Hospitals and industrial canteens. Therapeutic diets, fixed times, tray service; subsidised meals at shift change, often run by contractors.
4 · Schools, colleges and hostels. PM POSHAN hot cooked meals and central kitchens; mess with cycle menu and student committees.
5 · Religious places and care homes. Langar and annadanam from donations, run by volunteers; long-term soft or special diets on small budgets.
6 · Compare with commercial catering. Aim, customers, price, menu and who pays.
7 · In a real kitchen. A fixed budget per head must still meet the residents' nutrient needs every day.
8 · Close in one line. Welfare catering feeds those who depend on it most, so safety and nutrition come before profit.
Scoring tip: A comparison table of commercial and welfare catering adds marks at little cost. Give one Indian example for every type.
