STREET FOOD VENDORS OF CHANDIGARH PLEDGE TO SERVE SAFE FOOD

Chandigarh:16th-May-2015-NASVI (National Association of Street Vendors of India), with collaboration along with Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management Catering & Nutrition (AIHM), Sector 42 D, Chandigarh, a premier Institute under Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India,organised two 6-day training programs in Chandigarh from 15th April to 21st April and 11th May to 16thMay at for orientation, testing and certification of street food vendors. The understanding with the Ministry of Tourism was that National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) will nominate these street food vendors derectly to the IHMs and FCIs and that the IHMs and FCIs will accept them for skill testing and certification under the standard 6-day programe for street food vendors. A total of 64 vendors and small traders took part in this training program. They were given training on personal hygiene, food safety, cleaniness ,food presentation and preservation. Trainers from Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management Catering & Nutrition (AIHM) provided training to the trainees. After this training course, a test was taken of these trained vendors. The satisfactory part of this test was that all the 62 vendors passed the test with flying colours. The trainers were quite satisfied with the outcome of this training course and expressed their hapiness and assured that they will now take care on hygiene, food safety, cleaniness, food presentation and preservation.

The first batch had 30 street food vendors whereas second batch had 32 street food vendors.

After successful completion of the training program these street food vendors were given certificates by the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Commissioner Sh. Vivek Pratap Singh- IAS. On the occasion Smt. Bharti Tyagi (Principal) of AIHM and Staff of the Institute, NASVI State Coordinator Mr. Sachin Grover and Foot Path Rehri Association President Mr. Ram Millan Gaur were also present apart from other dignitaries.

Smt. Bharti Tyagi, Principal AIHM Chandigarh highlighted the importance of the course to the Chief guest and dignatories present on the occasion and stressed that the learnings from the course will contribute to increase in the sales of these food vendors and also the general public will feel happy while taking hygienic food.

These vendors have realised that cleaniness, personal hygiene, food safety and preservation play a great role in attracting people to street food. They are sure of their culniry skill, they only needed a know-how on personal hygiene, food safety, cleaniness and food preservation. This training course provided them all they needed to make their mark as successful ambassador of street food.