As announced in its maiden budget in February this year, the Rekha Gupta Government has decided to launch the ‘Atal Canteen Scheme’ at 100 locations on the birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Under this scheme, citizens will be provided with clean, hot and nutritious meals for just `5. Announcing this, the chief minister on Friday stated that in the first phase, Atal Canteens will be opened at 100 locations across the Capital, for which sites have already been identified.
The Chief Minister added that the responsibility for operating these centres is being entrusted to selected organisations.
An inter-departmental committee has already approved recommendations regarding site selection, menu, distribution system, and management framework.
The menu will include dal-chawal (lentils and rice), vegetables, and roti (bread). At each centre, 500 meals will be served in the morning and 500 in the evening.
According to the Chief Minister, the Government will provide subsidies to maintain food quality.
