Raj govt to provide quality meal at cheap price

Rajasthan government will soon start a project to provide quality meal at cheap price to people belonging to the weaker section and labourers.

Under the Annapurna rasoi programme, labourers, rickshaw pullers, auto drivers, students, working women, elders and other weaker section will be provided breakfast at Rs 5 per plate and lunch/dinner at Rs 8 per plate.

The scheme will be started in 12 districts in the first phase which include Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Ajmer, Kota, Bikaner, Bharatpur, Pratapgarh, Dungarpur, Banswara, Baran and Jhalawar through 80 vans, a release said tonight.