Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, during her maiden Independence Day speech on Friday, announced Atal Canteens to serve food for Rs 5 to workers. She further promised pucca houses to every slum resident of the national capital.
Gupta also added that a welfare board for gig workers will be formed to ensure their well being, adding that the government will also rejuvenate the Yamuna river.
Additionally, Gupta also said that her government will work to free Delhi from filth, corruption, red tape and create infrastructure that is best in the country.
What is Atal Canteen?
The plan for Atal Canteen was announced during the Delhi Budget sesion, It includes 100 canteens in slum clusters, with the government having allocated Rs 100 crore for it. There are around 700 big and small slums in Delhi.
"Food is a basic necessity for every person. To enhance food security and improve the nutritional status of economically weaker sections, we are launching 100 'Atal Canteens' across Delhi in honour of the birth centenary year of Atal Bihari Vajpayee," Gupta had said during the budget session.
The scheme is inspired by the Amma Canteen launched by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in 2013. The affordable canteens became extremely popular and the government had to scale up to 200 canteens from the initial 15 within just three months.
The hallmark of the canteens was the price of the food items. One idli is sold at Rs 1, curd rice at Rs 3 and sambar rice at Rs 5. Women from self-help groups were employed to cook and serve the food.
The scheme has been continued by the MK Stalin-led DMK government and now there are over 400 such subsidised food outlets.
Following the success of Amma Canteens, similar initiatives were taken by other state governments.
In 2016, the Chandrababu Naidu-led government launched Anna Canteens in Andhra Pradesh, providing meals thrice a day at Rs 5 each.
The next year, the Congress-led Karnataka government introduced Indira Canteens in Bengaluru. It provides pongal or vegetable pulao at Rs 5 for breakfast. For lunch and dinner, one can get rice, sambar, a vegetable dish and curd for Rs 10.
Gupta also added that a welfare board for gig workers will be formed to ensure their well being, adding that the government will also rejuvenate the Yamuna river.
Additionally, Gupta also said that her government will work to free Delhi from filth, corruption, red tape and create infrastructure that is best in the country.
What is Atal Canteen?
The plan for Atal Canteen was announced during the Delhi Budget sesion, It includes 100 canteens in slum clusters, with the government having allocated Rs 100 crore for it. There are around 700 big and small slums in Delhi.
"Food is a basic necessity for every person. To enhance food security and improve the nutritional status of economically weaker sections, we are launching 100 'Atal Canteens' across Delhi in honour of the birth centenary year of Atal Bihari Vajpayee," Gupta had said during the budget session.
The scheme is inspired by the Amma Canteen launched by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in 2013. The affordable canteens became extremely popular and the government had to scale up to 200 canteens from the initial 15 within just three months.
The hallmark of the canteens was the price of the food items. One idli is sold at Rs 1, curd rice at Rs 3 and sambar rice at Rs 5. Women from self-help groups were employed to cook and serve the food.
The scheme has been continued by the MK Stalin-led DMK government and now there are over 400 such subsidised food outlets.
Following the success of Amma Canteens, similar initiatives were taken by other state governments.
In 2016, the Chandrababu Naidu-led government launched Anna Canteens in Andhra Pradesh, providing meals thrice a day at Rs 5 each.
The next year, the Congress-led Karnataka government introduced Indira Canteens in Bengaluru. It provides pongal or vegetable pulao at Rs 5 for breakfast. For lunch and dinner, one can get rice, sambar, a vegetable dish and curd for Rs 10.
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