Taking cue from former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday announced Namma canteens.
The Namma canteens will serve subsidised food -- breakfast and lunch at Rs 5 and Rs 10, respectively. The outlets will be launched in Bengaluru initially.
Siddaramaiah has earmarked Rs 100 crore or Rs 50 lakhs each to set up the canteens in 198 wards of Bengaluru.
In other districts across the states, subsidised food will be made available at Saviruchi Sanchari (mobile) canteens, which will be run by women-led Self-Help Groups (SHGs).
“We have requested NGOs like Iskcon and others