Besides rejuvenating the 197 existing Indira canteens, the government has decided to open 188 new Indira canteens across the State, Minister for Urban Development and Town Planning B.S. Suresh has said.
He was speaking to presspersons after chairing a divisional-level review meeting of officials of urban local bodies (ULBs), Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWS&DB) and Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (KUIDFC) here on Friday.
Of the 188 new canteens, 35 will be established in the seven districts of Kalyana Karnataka region. Mr. Suresh said that a sum of ₹220 crore has been allocated for establishing the new canteens and ₹20 crore has been approved for getting repairs done to the existing ones.