The beneficiary’s contribution of Rs Eight per plate will stay the identical (File)
Jaipur, Rajasthan:
Rajasthan authorities, led by Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, renamed Indira Rasoi Yojana to Shree Annapurna Rasoi Yojana on Saturday.
The scheme to supply meals at subsidised charges was launched by the earlier Ashok Gehlot-led Congress authorities.
As per the order by the state’s Native Self Authorities Division, the per plate weight has been elevated to 600 gm within the ‘Shri Annapurna Rasoi Yojana’.
The federal government grant payable per plate has additionally been elevated to Rs 22 from Rs 17, the order said.
Nevertheless, the beneficiary’s contribution of Rs Eight per plate will stay the identical, it added.
Additionally, orders had been issued to vary the identify on all hoardings and on-line portals as nicely.
The Indira Rasoi Yojana, through which poor and needy folks will get nutritious meals for simply Rs 8, was launched in August 2020 with the tagline ‘nobody ought to sleep hungry’.
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