India, Nov. 22 -- Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday laid the foundation stone of an 'Atal Canteen' at Sanjay Basti in Timarpur and announced that the government will inaugurate 100 such canteens across the capital on December 25, which is the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Each canteen will serve fresh, hygienic meals at Rs.5, she said, stressing that her administration is committed to ensuring that no citizen sleeps hungry.

Taking a swipe at previous regimes, the CM also said Delhi's slum clusters had suffered decades of neglect.

"For the first time, the current government has earmarked Rs.700 crore for development of slum areas and work on roads, drains, toilets, parks, health facilities and commu...