Starting mid-February, the poor people in the district will be able to buy a meal at Rs 10 a plate. The state government is going to start 5 canteens in Haryana including 2 in Gurugram where subsidised meal will be served. The move will benefit about 2.5 lakh labourers in the district as well as others under ‘Antodaya Aahar Bhojan Yojana’.
On February 15, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will inaugurate 5 canteens – 2 in Gurugram and one each in Faridabad, Yamunanagar and Hisar. In Gurugram, the canteens will be built near Bhooteshwar Temple and Bhim Nagar.
The focus here is to ensure availability of cheaper food for labourers who work in the unorganised sector, like construction. The state government also plans to open canteens, which will have a unified IT backbone allowing migrant workers to access to subsidised food at several locations across Haryana.