India, Dec. 25 -- The Rekha Gupta Government in Delhi will launch 100 Rs 5-per-meal Atal canteens on the birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Thursday. Delhi Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood announced on Wednesday.
The subsidy meal canteens were promised by the BJP in its Delhi election manifesto.
The Delhi Government's target is to serve over 100,000 meals daily under the Atal canteen scheme.
The menu will include dal-chawal (lentils and rice), vegetables, and roti (bread). At each centre, 500 meals will be served in the morning and 500 in the evening.
"One hundred canteens will be started from Thursday. The construction of some canteens was delayed due to GRAP restrictions for two months. But food w...