Despite earlier opposition, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is again contemplating handing over the Indira Canteens to ISKCON.
There are 174 fixed Indira Canteens and 24 mobile canteens serving lakhs of citizens, mostly belonging to lower socio-economic groups in the city. Currently, three agencies — Chef Talk, Rewards, and Adamya Chetana — are providing food to the Indira Canteens.
The tender of these service providers ended in August last, said Thulasi Maddineni, BBMP’s Special Commissioner (Finance). This year, the BBMP had earmarked ₹60 crore in the 2022-23 budget for running the Indira Canteens.
