India, Oct. 20 -- The government is set to open 100 Atal canteens across the city to serve meals at a subsidised rate of around Rs.5, officials said on Saturday. The project, which will be launched in December, was announced as one of the flagship poll promises of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government earlier this year.

Officials said the Delhi urban shelter improvement board (Dusib) has floated tenders for setting up the canteens at identified locations.

During a meeting last week, Dusib CEO Rupesh Kumar Thakur informed the chief secretary that requests for proposals (RFPs) have been issued for all 100 canteens and the implementation process will be carried out expeditiously. A dedicated Atal canteen branch has been constituted w...