Delhi govt offering ₹5 meal? Key locations of newly launched 25 Atal Canteens across capital city

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and former Vice-President of India M Venkaiah Naidu recently inaugurated 25 Atal Canteens across Delhi, bringing the total to 100 outlets already in operation. As a tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, these new outlets were opened on his death anniversary. At these canteens, meals will be served twice a day for ₹5.

Following the inauguration, Rekha Gupta, in a post on Instagram, wrote, “A promise to Delhi, delivered. 100 Atal Canteens will now serve nutritious, hygienic meals to nearly 1 lakh people every day for just ₹5. A humble tribute to Atal Ji and a promise to Delhi that no one should sleep hungry and every meal should come with dignity.”

Naidu lauded this initiative, which aims to provide affordable and nutritious food to the poor, people living in slums, workers and those coming to Delhi from different parts of the country in search of employment. Delhi CM said these canteens evoke the spirit of Antyodaya and emphasized that the canteen launched in the university area will provide affordable and nutritious food to needy students.

Under this scheme, each canteen will offer around 1,000 meals per day to workers, needy people, daily-wage labourers, and other people from low-income groups. This implies that one lakh people per day and 3.65 crore people per year will be able to access ₹5 meals. Notably, around 95 lakh subsidised meals have been provided to the public since the launch of the Atal Canteens on 25 December last year. These canteens can provide more than three and a half crore meals in a year.

Locations of newly launched 25 Atal Canteens across Delhi serving ₹5 meal

• Narela

1. SRS Colony Tikri Khurd (Swarn Jyanti Vihar)
2. SRS Colony Holambi Khurd

• Timarpur

1. Near Munsi Ram JJ Cluster Mukharjee Nagar Timarpur
2. Vishwavidyalaya Metro Station Timarpur

• Azadpur

1. Adjacent to adrak market shed Azadpur Mandi
2. APMC park near kishal bhawan

• Rithala

1. Guru Tegh Bahadur Colony, Sardar Colony, Sector-16, Rohini
2. Amar Jyoti Colony
3. Lal Flat, Banjara, SC/ST Basti, Rohini Sector 4 Extn, Delhi

• Mundka

1. SRS Colony Sawda Ghevra Ph -1
2. SRS Colony Sawda Ghevra Ph -2

• Mangolpuri (SC)

1. X block behind Sanjay Gandhi Hospital

• Mangolpuri

Rohini Sec 3, Jaipur Golden Hospital

• Rohini

Community Hall, SRS Colony Sector 26 Rohini

• Shalimar Bagh

Sheesh Mahal Park (Som Bazar Road near Ayurvedic Cluster DDA park)

• Model Town

Commuity Hall Sangam Park, Near R.P Bagh

• Chandni Chowk

LNJP Hospital

• Janakpuri

Vacant land adjacent to Mother Dairy booth, A-562, Pankha Road Uttam Nagar (Near Metro Station Uttam Nagar East)

• Vikaspuri

1. MCD Park, behind JJ Cluster Indira Camp No. 5, Vikaspuri
2. Vacant land near JJ Cluster Shamshan Bhoomi Hastsal, (Near T-Camp)

• AIIMS

1. Opposite AIIMS

• RK Puram

Moti Bagh, RK Puram

• Anand Vihar

DDA Land Green area, Opp Vivek Vihar (Opp Anand Vihar Railway Station) Vishwas Nagar

• Seemapuri (SC)

Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences

• Mustafabad

Veer Savarkar Hospital, Karawal Nagar