Indira Canteen

Millets will be included in Indira Canteens, mid-day meals: Karnataka CM

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said millets will be used in Indira Canteens -- a state-run food subsidisation programme -- and mid-day meals of school children, and also announced that the state government will set up a centre for promotion of millet crops. He was speaking after inaugurating the Millets and Organic International Trade Fair 2024 and the Exhibition and Sales organised by the Department of Agriculture here. The Chief Minister said a meeting of the concerned departments will be convened soon to discuss and decide on the use of millets in Indira Canteens and school meals "so that the people and school children of the state can become more healthy and strong". Siddaramaiah assured that his government will set up a centre for promotion of millet crops and facilitate production of high quality millet seeds, development of new varieties and export of millets. "Millets can be grown even in places where rainfall and soil fertility is low. Millets are very ..

188 additional Indira Canteens to come up, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

He was speaking to the media after garlanding the statue of Saint Kanakadasa at the premises of the Legislators House today

Karnataka Cabinet okays opening of 118 new Indira Canteens across state

The Karnataka Cabinet on Saturday approved opening of 188 new and repairing of 197 existing Indira Canteens, which offer subsidised food, in the urban local body limits across the state, other than Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). Indira Canteen was the flagship project of the earlier Siddaramaiah-led government started with an eye on wooing the urban poor, serving breakfast for Rs 5, and lunch/dinner for Rs 10. "The Cabinet has given approval for the opening of 188 new Indira Canteens in urban local body limits of the state, other than BBMP, and instructions have been given to prepare a DPR (Detailed Project Report) for this. It has also been directed to set the menu keeping the local cuisine in mind," Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil said. Briefing reporters about Cabinet decisions, he said, Rs 21.29 crore has been approved for repairing existing 197 Indira Canteens. "Per day cost of food for a person (one breakfast and two meals) in these canteens will

From Amma to Indira canteens: Playing the subsidised food card for votes

'To a man with an empty stomach food is god', the Mahatma had famously remarked

101 Indira Canteens to serve lunch and dinner for Rs 10, breakfast for Rs 5

Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday inaugurated the Indira Canteens in Bengaluru

Congress woos urban voters with Indira canteens ahead of Karnataka polls

Karnataka saw opening of over 100 Indira canteens in Bengaluru, which would offer subsidised food for the urban poor, as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is looking to consolidate his urban voter base ahead of assembly elections next year.Siddaramaiah, a mass leader, has so far been blamed for focusing on rural Karnataka, at the cost of the state capital, which generates two thirds of the taxes. The government's neglect of the city's infrastructure was evident on Independence Day, when parts of South Bengaluru saw homes flooded with overflowing drainage, following heavy rains in the city. The highly polluted Bellandur lake has been spewing again affecting traffic in the locality.Even with the first phase of Bengaluru Metro operational, the city is still notorious for its bumper to bumper traffic, with vehicles in main arteries driving at less than 10 kmph.With startups rationalising staff or shutting down due to funding crunch and uncertainty in the export focused IT services firms, ..

Indira Canteen: Historic day in fight against hunger, says K'taka CM

Karnataka CM had announced this project when he presented the budget on March 15, this year.