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State of Punjab - Section

Section 166 in Punjab Jail Manual, 1996

166. Duties as regards food and its distribution.

- The Additional Medical Officer shall :-
(a)daily inspect the godowns, kitchens and all vessels for cooking or distributing food and see that they are all clean;
(b)daily inspect the food by actually tasting and see that it is of good quality, properly prepared and cooked, and in the prescribed quantity both in the raw and cooked condition; keep samples of anything he considers to be unwholesome for the inspection of the Medical Officer; see that the milk is properly boiled before issue, and inspect the food supplied to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners by their friends; and
(c)be responsible that the proper quantities of oil, salt and antiscorbutics have been added and thoroughly mixed, and bring to the notice of the Medical Officer any prisoner who constantly leaves a portion of his food uneaten.