Health minister Dr. Harshvardhan directs to give up biscuits

The union health minister Dr. Harvardhan himself being a senior medical doctor of repute seeems to be more concerned and careful about his health, health of his subordinate bureaucrats and departmental heads as according to him biscuits are harmful for the health than other desi stuff like bhuna chana and expensive dry fruits. Biscuits perhaps being a cheaper stuff does not suit the VIPs and bureaucrats of repute serving in top positions in ministry of health and family welfare who attend and participate in important routine meetings with the minister of health in his official chamber and in other meetings as well.

Sounds interesting that for such a change in the menu of snacks an official order is circulated by the deputy secretary to the government of India namely Zile Singh Vical, instructing the Canteen staff to do the needful forthwith mentioning the reference of the union health minister’s directives to this effect. WOW. In an official circular on dated 19th June, signed by Zile Singh Vical on 24th June, 2019 sent to Manager Departmental Canteen, Ministry of Health and family Welfare, Nirman Bhawan, and and protocol section as well including Principal Private Secretary to Secretary Health, all joint secretaries, DDG’s, DCAs, Director CGH n Chief Director ( Stats), all directors, deputy secretaries, under secretaries, section officers and notice board of the department at Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi it has been mentioned that hon’ble health and family welfare minister has desired that healthy snacks are only to be served in the official meetings and biscuits are to be avoided.

Henceforth therefore biscuits shall not be dispensed through the departmental canteens and healthy snacks only like Lahiya Chana, Khazoor, Bhuna Chana, ( fried grams) dry fruits Almonds, Akhrot etc will be served in the official meetings in the department. Further the order issued by the administration division for not using plastic water bottles shall also be imolemented in letter and spirit.

The subject of the corcular is : Serving of biscuits through the departmental canteen of department of health and family welfare to be dispensed with – instruction thereoff.

However it dosent mentions giving up the usage of plastic wayer bottles in the department more specifically than adding it in the last sentence of the circular as a secondary issue which should infact have been the primary point of the directives. What’s your take friends?