Manner of issuing dal:
Rule481. Gram should be split before issue for use as dal and
the husk should be carefully removed. Masur, mash and moong
shall ordinarily be issued whole. The Superintendent may, at his
discretion authorise in writing, the issue of crushed mash, moong or
masur, as dal. This may be necessary at the end of the season when
these are liable to attack by weavils, When masur is issued after
crushing, all husk shall be carefully removed.
Programme of issuing different dals:
Rule482. In arranging programme of issue of dals of different
kinds, the Superintendent shall pay special regard to their prices.
Dais which are cheaper or which are the staple food of locality shall
be issued often than other dais. The programme showing the days
on which a particular dais is to be issued shall be noted by the
Superintendent in his order book and copies of it shall be kept in
office, grain godown and the cook house.
Issue of Vegetables:
Rule483. (i) The Superintendent shall daily inspect the
vegetables when they are cut up ready for use and see that they are
of good quality and free from stalks, decayed or fibrous portions.
The vegetable should be weighed after they are ready for the pot.
Arrangements must be made for sample and continuous supply of
vegetables hot and rainy months, more specially those kinds which
are of anti-scorbutic value such as onions, tomatoes, cabbages,
potatoes when obtainable and radishes.
(ii) Succulent fresh vegetables should be used in the dietary in
preference to dry vegetables. As far as possible only one vegetable
shall be issued at one rneal and to give variety to the food, there
shall be change in the kinds of vegetables issued at different meals.
Issue of chaulai and other sags shall be restricted to our meals in a
week.
Diet of convalescent prisoners:
Rule484. Every prisoner on the convalescent list shall
ordinarily receive wheat bread daily. He may, when ordered by the
Medical Officer, receive upto 467 Gr. of milk with 29 Grs. of Gur
or 117 Grs. of meat or dahi in addition to diet to which he is
ordinarily entitled.
Scale of diet for sick prisoners:
Rule485. (i) The following scales of diet are prescribed for
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