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Minister for School Education Madhu Bangarappa, who is besides Minister in-charge of Shivamogga district, inaugurated an Indira Canteen, an inaugural by Karnataka authorities to supply nutrient astatine a subsidised price, astatine Holehonnur successful Bhadravati taluk, connected Saturday. The authorities has sanctioned 16 Indira canteens for the district, and the 1 inaugurated astatine Holehonnur is the 12th.
The minister, speaking connected the occasion, said that the canteen would assistance radical from economically weaker sections person prime nutrient astatine a debased price. The customers would get meal astatine ₹5 per sheet and luncheon astatine ₹10. “The programme to supply prime nutrient astatine affordable prices was launched by the Congress enactment erstwhile it came to powerfulness successful 2013. The nationalist marque amended usage of the facility,” the Minister said.
Mr. Madhu Bangarappa said that the authorities precocious schoolhouse astatine Holehonnur would beryllium upgraded into a Karnataka Public School, wherever students tin survey up to II PU.
Shivamogga Rural MLA Sharada Puryanaik, who presided implicit the programme, opined the Indira Canteen would assistance the workers and mediocre people. The programme would beryllium palmy if the customers were assured of good-quality food.
K. Rangaswamy, Project Director of District Urban Development Cell, said that successful the archetypal phase, 7 Indira canteens were sanctioned to Shivamogga district. In the 2nd phase, 9 much were sanctioned successful 2022-23. The customers would get 2 varieties of nutrient items for breakfast. Lunch and meal would beryllium disposable astatine ₹10.
Deputy Commissioner Prabhulinga Kavalikatti, Additional DC V. Abhishek and others were contiguous astatine the programme.
