In Delhi’s Atal Canteens, food to fill a stomach

September 14, 2026 admin

It is around 11 a.m. and the downpour is intensifying. Mahesh Saini, 40, with a sack slung over his left shoulder and a stick in his right hand, reaches the Nehru Nagar Atal Canteen, an initiative of the Delhi government to provide meals at ₹5 each. As he enters, a man from a counter inside shouts, waving his…

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25 new Atal Canteens opened; 1 lakh people to get ₹5 meals daily

August 16, 2026 admin

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta along with other leaders during inauguration of Atal Canteen at Delhi University in New Delhi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, along with former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu, inaugurated 25 Atal Canteens on Sunday, the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Delhi…

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