Tandoorwalas have dispelled the impression of food department that they were earning profit of 21 paisa per roti, and said that the Food Department did not deduct the gas utilised in the 'Tandoors' and claimed that they are hardly earning paisas 5 to 7 paisa per roti after getting flour on subsidised rates.
However, Food department has insisted that the roti made from subsidised flour costs Rs 1.79, still leaving the tandoor owners to make a profit of 21 paisa after selling every roti at Rs 2.
The report was initiated to assess whether these 'nan-bais' are running in any loss as they often grumbled by selling a roti at the rate of Rs 2. But the report shows that these 'nan-bais' are still earning profit after selling this subsidised flour roti.
Officials say that the tandoor owners, getting 20 kilogram flour bag at Rs 250 and selling roti at Rs 2 are earning handsome amount and those making hue and cry are in fact crying foul.
The report was formulated after evaluating each and every expense that goes into making of this special roti. The teams evaluated cost of flour and other items such as salt and plastic bags, monthly rent of the shop, electricity, gas bills and labour cost.
One team selected a tandoor at Islamia Park Samanabad and studied various constants and variables involved in the making of this roti, using three bags (20 kg) of flour every day. For convenience, the team divided the cost into two halves, one incurred on making roti and the other on 'nan'. The electricity bill of the shop for the last month was Rs 1,104 and that of gas Rs 11,611. The tandoor owner was paying Rs 2,000 as rent of the shop. The person making roti and 'nan' was daily getting Rs 750.
The team divided the expenses into two halves for getting the cost incurred on making roti. The team further brought the cost to a single day and then calculated the expenses incurred on one roti. The tandoor made 780 roti from three flour bags. The cost of flour on one roti is Rs 0.96, that of gas Rs 0.25, electricity Rs 0.02, labour Rs 0.48, rent of shop Rs 0.05, plastic bag Rs 0.02 and that of salt Rs 0.01. The daily income of the tandoor owners selling roti from three flour bags is Rs 164. Thus, the monthly income reaches Rs 4,920.
Officials say that the teams have evaluated the expenses incurred on a roti very carefully. They say that practically the cost will be far less than the one calculated by the teams as majority of the tandoors also sell 'nan' and other items, and the cost of electricity and gas is needed to be divided on these items also.
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