Hyderabad: New modernised Indiramma Canteens, offering breakfast at Rs 5, were inaugurated here on Monday by Transport and Hyderabad District in-charge Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and Mayor Gadwal Vijayalaxmi.
The initiative aims to provide nutritious, quality food at highly subsidised rates, easing the economic burden on thousands of underprivileged citizens, a release from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) said.
At these canteens, each breakfast and meal costs Rs 5. With GHMC subsidising Rs 14 per breakfast and Rs 24.83 per meal, beneficiaries can save up to Rs 3,000 per month, the release said.
Guided by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s vision, “Indiramma Canteens have been launched to ensure affordable meals for all,” Prabhakar said.
“From today, breakfast at Rs 5 wil