Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Saturday launched four subsidised food canteens at Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar and Yamunanagar under ‘Antyodaya Aahaar Yojana’ to provide healthy, nutritious and hygienic food at affordable prices of Rs 10 per meal to all poor and needy persons.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that the food would be served to registered construction workers and all other poor and needy persons in these canteens between 11 am to 4 pm daily.
Each food packet weighing 730 grams containing 1150 calories will have four chapattis, rice, dal, cooked seasonal vegetables, curd or raita, green chutney and gur. Each food packet would cost Rs 20 out of which Rs 10 would be shared by labour Department.
The Chief Minister said that under the ‘Antyodaya Aahaar Yojana’, 23 subsidised canteens, one each at district headquarter except Gurugram and Faridabad, where two such canteens would be established.
Manohar lal launched these four subsidized food canteens through video conferencing here.
Health Minister Anil Vij, Minister of State for labour and Employment, Nayab Singh Saini and senior officers were also present on the occasion.
Nayab Singh Saini asked the officers to check the food quality being served to construction workers and others on regular basis. He said that work for construction of these canteens is expected to be completed by the end of April.
These food canteens have been temporarily opened at Women Training Centre building, Dabua Colony in Faridabad, Shelter Home of Municipal Corporation at Bheem Nagar in Gurugram, Vishwakarma Dharamshala, Auto Market in Hisar and labour Shed near ITI in Yamunanagar.
One such canteen is already functional at Sonipat, added the Minister.