Karnataka to provide free food through Indira Canteens till May 24
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The Indira Canteens, began by the Congress Government led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to provide food for the needy, was modelled on the Amma Canteens in Tamil Nadu
The State Government on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, introduced distribution of free food through Indira Canteens thrice a day throughout the State till May 24. More than 170 canteens throughout district and taluk centres within the State will begin distribution of free food from Tuesday.
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However, this won’t be relevant to greater than 150 bodily canteens and about 30 cell canteens functioning in Bengaluru metropolis limits.
The announcement was made by Municipal Administration Minister N. Nagaraju (MTB) on Monday through a recorded video message. The official order on this regard additionally got here from the Municipal Administration Department, which administers the scheme exterior Bengaluru, that entailed free distribution of food to migrant labourers and poor through the Indira Canteens within the metropolis firms/ municipalities jurisdiction in remainder of the state barring Bengaluru.
“With the consent of the Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, the Municipal Administration department has taken this measure to supply free food thrice a day,” Mr. Nagaraju mentioned.
Till now, the Indira Canteen charged ₹5 for breakfast and ₹10 every for lunch and dinner. “This will be waived off to help street vendors, workers and the poor till the lockdown is lifted,” he added. The officers monitoring the scheme regionally have requested to preserve a tab on the footfalls, and the company heads have been requested to evaluate the scenario on the bottom.
The Indira Canteens, began by the Congress Government led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to provide food for the needy, was modelled on the Amma Canteens in Tamil Nadu. While it was launched in August 2017 in Bengaluru, the providers have been prolonged to district and taluk centres later, bringing aid to hundreds of employees, college students, road distributors and poor, by providing subsidised food.
The Minister urged the beneficiaries to stick the COVID applicable behaviour by sustaining social distance, sporting masks and utilizing sanitiser to over the pandemic scenario within the state.
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