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Over 33,000 radical person eaten meals astatine Atal Canteens successful the past 2 days, according to sources successful Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).
A full of 15,805 meals were served, including luncheon and dinner, connected Friday portion implicit 17,000 meals were served connected Thursday.
The Delhi authorities inaugurated 45 Atal Canteens, meant to supply meals doubly regular astatine a subsidised terms of ₹5, connected Thursday. Each canteen is expected to supply astir 1,000 meals daily. Once each 100 canteens planned go operational, implicit 1 lakh radical are expected to person meals each time crossed the city.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta had said that enactment connected 55 much specified canteens volition beryllium completed successful the adjacent 15 to 20 days. The Delhi authorities has allocated ₹104.24 crore for the cognition and absorption of the scheme. While beneficiaries volition wage ₹5 per meal, the remaining ₹25 outgo per sheet volition beryllium borne by the government. Around 700 radical are expected to summation employment nether the project.
