Nine new Indira Canteens proposed outside Mangaluru City Corporation, says Minister
The Hindu
Nine new Indira Canteens will come up in urban local bodies outside the Mangaluru City Corporation. These will be in addition to four that are already running, said Minister for Municipal Administration and Haj Rahim Khan in Mangaluru
Nine new Indira Canteens will come up in urban local bodies outside the Mangaluru City Corporation. These will be in addition to four that are already running, said Minister for Municipal Administration and Haj Rahim Khan in Mangaluru on Wednesday.
During a review meeting, Mr. Khan said a total of 188 new Indira Canteens have been proposed in the State.
“These new canteens would be in operation in a month’s time,” the Minister said.
A total of 197 Indira canteens were functioning in the urban local bodies (ULBs) in Karnataka, he added.
The nine new canteens will come up in Bajpe, Belthangady, Kinnigoli, Moodbidri, Kadaba, Mulki, Kotekar, Vitla, and Someshwar.
Indira Canteens were running near Thokkottu bus stand in Ullal, near BEO office in Puttur, near Mini Vidhana Soudha in B.C. Road, and near Taluk office Sullia.
Mr. Khan said the Indira Canteen is the dream project of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and it is meant to provide food for poor and other needy persons.