Food fulfills the deficiency of essential nutrients in our daily life. Protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and fiber are essential for everyone to have a tasty thali. If someone asks you, how much money will you get for a plate full of complete food?
Most people’s answer would be, 100 to 150 rupees. If we talk about unlimited food in a thali, its price reaches Rs 250 to Rs 300. If someone says that you can get tasty, nutritious and unlimited food for Rs 5, will you believe it?
Under the Deendayal Scheme of Madhya Pradesh Government, food is given to the needy people of the state at the rate of Rs 5. Needy families from rural areas come to the urban areas of the state for business and labor work. Efforts are being made by the urban bodies to arrange their stay and food at affordable rates. At present, out of 166 permanent kitchen centres, 58 kitchen centers are operating in 16 municipal corporations, 99 kitchen centers are operating in 99 municipal councils and 9 kitchen centers are operating in 9 municipal councils. Along with this, out of 25 mobile kitchen centres, 23 mobile kitchen centers are being operated in 16 municipal corporations and 2 in 2 municipal councils.
Arrangements for mobile kitchen centers have been made with the aim that in areas where a large number of workers or laborers are working, food should be provided at affordable rates to them at the work site itself. For uniformity of vehicles and equipment of mobile kitchen centers in the state, the Directorate of Urban Administration has prepared a plan to provide equipped vehicles. Along with this, grant money is also being made available to urban bodies for Deendayal Rasoi Yojana. To expand the scheme, a proposal to operate 68 new kitchens has been sent to the state government for approval.
Deendayal Rasoi Yojana is being operated by the Urban Development and Housing Department. Deendayal Rasoi Yojana has been expanded to facilitate the large number of devotees arriving in the six religious cities of the state, Maihar, Chitrakoot, Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, Orchha and Amarkantak. The quality of food served in the plates given to the needy by the urban bodies is also being continuously monitored.