The document proposes a cashless prepaid food card system for IIT Roorkee's canteens and mess. The system would allow students to purchase food and snacks using the card, helping them budget their spending. It would also enable centralized management of payments for catering teams. The institute could then analyze raw material costs and food consumption in detail. The key features highlighted include portable payment devices, exhaustive reporting on expenses and item consumption, centralized information across all locations, single system management of multiple facilities and vendors, and ability to track and account for item-wise food subsidies. Students would be issued unique barcoded cards to make purchases, which would be scanned at checkout. Their transaction history and balances could then be viewed on card