Delhiites get a full meal for only 5 rupees; The preparations for Atal -Cantine finalize Dusib - NCR Atal Canteen Delhi to provide food at 5 rupees to slum.
Updated: Sat, 04 Oct 2025 02:11 am (IST) Delhi government will start the Atal canteen scheme to provide food for 5 rupees to those living in slums. Dusib will set up 100 cantines under this scheme from December 25. The food will be prepared and brought to the marked places. A dedicated branch was created for the implementation of the scheme. After the approval of the Cabinet, the preparations for the Atal Candin are completed Dusib State Bureau, New -Delhi. After approval of the Delhi cabinet, the Delhi Urban Shelter Reform Board (Dusib) was finalized for the Atal canteen preparations. Under this scheme, only five rupees per plate food are provided to the inhabitants of the city of the city. Remove ad, just read the news according to Dusib, food will not be prepared on the spot. It will be made and brought and locations will be determined to distribute them. The government intends to set up 100 cantines across the city from December 25, the birthday of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. For this, a notice issued by Dusib was asked to prepare the designs of centers and to complete the operating structure of the scheme by identifying the appropriate places in JJ groups. Dusib also works on food, their price and finalization of related issues to ensure smooth operation after the canteen has begun. The notice says that the government has compiled a dedicated Atal cantine -branch under Dusib to streamline the implementation of the scheme, which will work under the supervision of the Chief Director of Dusib, which will be assisted by a superintendent engineer and an executive engineer. This branch was tasked with coordinating from each phase, design and construction to selling choice and final implementation. A Dusib official said the purpose of the Atal cantine is to provide affordable, clean and nutritious food to the residents of urban poor and slums.