Mysuru: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Department has issued notices to five Indira Canteens for not maintaining hygiene and cleanliness in the canteen. As there were reports that hygiene and cleanliness were not being maintained in Indira Canteens, FSSAI Commissioner Srinivas had instructed the Department officials to conduct inspections of Indira…
Foundation laid for nine more Indira Canteens in Mysuru
March 12, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Social Welfare and Mysuru District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa laid foundation for the construction of nine more Indira Canteens in the district including two in the city, on Monday. Dr. Mahadevappa, who performed ‘guddali puja’ for Indira Canteen in the premises of new Deputy Commissioner’s Office at Siddarthanagar here, also distributed cheques for select…
MCC Health Panel inspects Indira Canteens
July 26, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) Standing Committee on Public Health, Education and Social Justice visited Indira Canteens in various parts of city recently. The inspection visit of the Members of the Standing Committee under the leadership of its Chairperson Savitha Suresh began from Indira Canteen at K.R. Hospital premises, where a check was conducted on…
Indira Canteens all set to start afresh
May 28, 2023With Congress-led State Govt. deciding to infuse a new lease of life, canteens are expected to bounce back with changes in menu, other new additions Mysore/Mysuru: Indira Canteens in city that were waiting for patrons are all set to get a new lease of life. Following directions from the State Government, the works are on…
Star of Mysore reality check a success: Indira Canteens to overcome discrepancies in a week
March 10, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Indira Canteens which were started in 2017 during the tenure of former Congress Chief Minister Siddharamaiah with the intention of making the State hunger-free are really feeding the poor. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are being provided to the poor everyday at an affordable price — Rs. 5 for breakfast and Rs.10 for Lunch. Idly-Sambar,…
Indira Canteen Reality Check – 9: Cleanliness given priority at Sewage Farm Canteen
March 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Cleanliness is given priority at the Indira Canteen located at Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram here. This canteen has facilities such as pure drinking water and hot water to wash utensils. CCTV camera is also working well here. The entire Indira Canteen premises is clean and tidy with MCC Pourakarmikas cleaning the premises now and…
Indira Canteen Reality Check – 3: Number of customers come down to 50 from 300 at Kumbarakoppal
February 26, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Like the Indira Canteens at K.R. Hospital premises and on Jodi Thenginamara Road, this Indira Canteen at Kumbarakoppal was established primarily to cater to the needs of poor people who come to various hospitals on KRS Road. The KRS Road is a home to many hi-tech Government Hospitals that cater to the needs of…
Indira Canteen Reality Check – 2: K.R. Hospital Canteen caters to patients, relatives and labourers
February 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Of all the 11 Indira Canteens that were set up in the city, the one at K.R. Hospital premises is the most busy one as it is always full of customers, majority of whom are patients, their relatives, labourers and students from nearby colleges. This canteen is also better equipped than others and is…
BJP General Secretary C.T. Ravi urges CM to rename Indira Canteens
August 8, 2021Bengaluru: Sparking off a row, BJP National General Secretary and former Karnataka Minister C.T. Ravi on Saturday called on Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to rename Indira Canteens, a flagship initiative of the previous Congress Government named after late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The demand came a day after the Union Government on Friday renamed the…
MLA exposes irregularities in Indira Canteens
June 10, 2021Huge differences in supply of meals Discrepancies in records Mysore/Mysuru: Krishnaraja (KR) MLA S.A. Ramdas has alleged irregularities in free distribution of food to COVID-19 pandemic hit citizens at Indira Canteens by fudging number of beneficiaries. The State Government had announced free meals for everyone at all Indira Canteens across the State in the wake…
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