Mysore/Mysuru: The functioning of Indira Canteens in city has come under threat as they are running out of funds in the absence of Government grants. The Indira Canteens, set up by the Siddharamaiah-led Congress Government over three years ago as a food subsidisation programme of the State, are now facing a serious financial crisis in…
Bengaluru/Mysuru: Realising that thousands of migrants and daily wage workers are going hungry in the absence of work and lack of volunteer organisations that supply free food, during the on-going lockdown, the State Government has ordered all Indira Canteens across the State including Mysuru to provide free food till May 24. The order has been…
Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Karnataka Rajya Hindulida Jagruthi Vedike staged a mock act of pooling money from the general public seeking continuation of Indira Canteens which are playing an important role in providing food to thousands of people at subsidised rates. The agitators held this protest in front of Indira Canteen near Gun House Circle…
Forced candle-light dinner as power supply cut off Mysore/Mysuru: With no funds to pay contractors and with funds only trickling down from the State Exchequer, all the 11 Indira Canteens are on the verge of shutting down in city. The situation is no better in Bengaluru too. There are 198 Indira Canteens in the State…
Plates not washed using hot water as electric plugs need repair Food contractor alleges non-clearance of bills Demand comes down, one of the two centralised kitchens shut Mysore/Mysuru: The Indira Canteens, which were set up by the previous Siddharamaiah-led Congress Government in early 2018 in the city as part of its ‘Hunger-free State’ project, aimed…
Mysore/Mysuru: Claiming that the MCC was losing lakhs of rupees in the running of Indira Canteens due to improper monitoring, BJP members led by senior Corporator Sunanda Palanetra questioned the expenditure incurred in the running of the canteens. Pointing out that there are 11 Indira Canteens in the city, Sunanda said that the MCC is…
The name board and pictures of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi displayed outside Indira Canteens across the city are being covered with papers by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) as the Model Code of Conduct is in effect in view of the LS polls.
Indira Canteens, launched by previous government headed by Siddharamaiah, have served lakhs of meals to Mysureans since the past one year. The scheme was launched exactly a year ago (Jan.11, 2018) and the consensus so far: It’s a healthy, tasty and affordable option for all, but especially for the poor and those who need to…
Coalition Government fails to clear bills of food contractor since seven months Mysuru: While people calm their hunger pangs at Indira Canteens, the canteens per se are ‘starving,’ thanks to the State Government that has not released funds since seven months. Indira Canteen, one of the ambitious ‘food for all’ projects of the State Government…
Mysuru: Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, Director Jitendra J. Jadhav, on Monday, said that the State Government has requested for 40 ragi ball making machines to be installed in Indira Canteens in Bengaluru. In a press conference at CFTRI here, he said, CFTRI has installed two ragi ball making machines, which have a…
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