Canteens

The Delhi Chief Minister, Rekha Gupta, on Friday laid the foundation stone of the first "Atal" canteen in the Timarpur area here, marking the fulfilment of a key promise made by the BJP. The Delhi government has planned to open 100 such canteens, named after the former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, with an aim to provide affordable meals to underprivileged people, with two meals a day for just Rs 5 per person, officials said. The initiative is an example of the BJP government's respect for the working-class families, Gupta said. Opening Atal canteens across the national capital was one of the poll promises of the BJP in the Delhi Assembly polls held in February this year. The chief minister was accompanied by the Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood during the laying of the foundation stone ceremony at JJ Cluster in Sanjay Basti. Gupta, later in a post on X, said, "In just eight months, a strong step has been taken to fulfil another promise made with Delhi. An extensive .

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"Let us have a 'Healthy Food Street or Food Hub' in every town and district where millet-based recipes are available along with hygienic amenities," Mandaviya said

The Food Ministry on Monday said it has decided to promote millet products like ragi biscuits and cookies in its canteen and all meetings. A directive in this regard has been issued recently in order to promote the consumption of healthy products ahead of the International Year of Millets to be celebrated in 2023. Millets products such as ragi biscuits, cookies, ladoos, baked millet chips etc. as snacks to be served in the meetings. Dosa, idli and vada with millet as the main raw material to be used in the canteens and as far as possible locally available millet-based products should be used, the ministry said in a statement. Ahead of 2023 international year of millets, the Food Ministry has been actively promoting procurement, and consumption of millets in the country and utilization of procured millets for distribution in welfare schemes. Millets consumption confers several benefits and helps in managing lifestyle diseases. Due to their high density of nutrients including vitami

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The order was in accordance with the Prime Minister's call for Aatmanirbhar Bharat

It is essentially an open van which has been converted into a kitchen