Ministers and legislators could be invited to have lunch at Indira Canteens, which would be helpful to keep a watch on the quality, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials were instructed on Monday, even as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asked officials to start at least 250 canteens, one each in every ward of Bengaluru.
While instructions have been given to offer the local cuisine at Indira Canteens in North Karnataka, officials have been asked to provide location details where new canteens could be started outside Bengaluru. The Chief Minister has also directed the officials to change the canteen menu, and that the rates for consumers will not be revised.
At a meeting here to review the Indira Canteen functioning, chaired by Mr. Siddaramaiah, the officials were instructed to invite Ministers and legislators to the canteen, besides maintaining food quality and following the prescribed menu. In BBMP areas, the meeting proposed to decentralise the tender process and invite tenders in eight zones.
