Dwelling on the initiatives the State Government has envisaged to pump more life in the chain of such cheap canteens, the CM said that in the next year, Rs 5 crore will be provided for in the budget by way of subsidy payment.
He further said that roti making machine would be provided to the canteen at Selaqui. Besides, Rs 1 per plate would be provided by way of incentive to the canteen, he said. He further said that centers for sewing, weaving and embroidery will be set up in every SIIDCUl area of the State in the next financial year which will be operated by the women-run SHGs.
“We have to encourage our traditional food as well as other traditional products. This is an imperative for the development of the State. This would prove an important tool in empowering the women too. State government is planning to start a scheme called ‘Mahila Saray Yojana’,” he added.
He said that education , farming and handicrafts are the fulcrum on which the advancement of the state must be based. “As the State government has provided market to the local agriculture like malta , bada nimbu and petha we are likewise making a handloom cluster to boost handicrafts,” CM said.