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Govt to start Atal canteens near slums, construction sites: Delhi CM

Asserting it is her regime's duty to ensure that no one remained hungry in the city, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday said the government is planning to open 100 Atal canteens near slum clusters and construction sites. Paying obeisance to Lord Hanuman at a temple in her Shalimarbagh constituency on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, she inaugurated an automatic chapati maker that can roll out 1200 "rotis" (bread) in an hour. "We have to open 100 Atal canteens so that no one remained hungry in Delhi. We are planning to start these canteens near slums and construction sites where such automatic machines are installed to provide food," she said. The chief minister had earlier in March presented Delhi's budget for 2025-26, setting aside Rs 100 crore for opening Atal canteens in the city to provide food to the poor and needy at nominal charges. Atal canteens named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee are run in various other BJP ruled states also. Gupta said the .

Govt to start Atal canteens near slums, construction sites: Delhi CM
Updated On : 12 Apr 2025 | 2:42 PM IST

SDMC launches Atal Jan Aahar Yojana for poor to provide lunch at Rs 10

The Atal Jan Aahar Yojana has been started to make a nutritious full meal accessible to the needy, in a phased manner

SDMC launches Atal Jan Aahar Yojana for poor to provide lunch at Rs 10
Updated On : 26 Dec 2017 | 9:11 AM IST