New Delhi: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will inaugurate one of Karnataka Government`s most ambitious projects to serve affordable food – the Indira Canteen meal at Kanakanapalya in Bengaluru.
A total of 101 Indira Canteens will be launched today. The canteen will breakfast at Rs 5 and lunch and dinner at Rs 10. The lunch will be free for all on inaugural day.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wrote on Twitter:
Today is a historic day for Karnataka, in our fight against hunger &malnutrition, with Indira Canteens getting launched across Bengaluru
— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) August 16, 2017
Indira Canteen will play a significant role in alleviating urban hunger, esp helping the working class & migrant labour in #NammaBengaluru
— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) August 16, 2017
Rahul Gandhi will later address Congress party workers after the inauguration, following which, he will leave for Delhi.
