"It is proposed to start Aam Aadmi canteens in Delhi for providing nutritious and hygienic food at low prices to citizens, particularly the poor and the downtrodden who find it difficult to have a proper meal, like rickshaw pullers, daily wage labourers and construction workers," Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said while presenting the budget in the Assembly.
The announcement comes nearly a year after Delhi Dialogue Commission Vice-Chairperson Ashish Khetan's announcement to set up such facilities in line with Tamil Nadu's highly- subsidised Amma canteens.