Surat, 19 June 2013

Surat may soon see starting of healthy food court for women.

Surat Municipal Corporation(SMC)’s UCD department had organized a meeting of Sakhi mandals under Mission Mangalam scheme in presence of Deputy Commissioner(Health) Shri R.J.Patel.

An idea of healthy food court for women was discussed in this meeting. Deputy Commissioner RJ Patel told women that they should not juse sell row vegetables, but should cook it and sell it with roti. This would not only provide healthy food to society, but also help to control malnutrition.

He said the SMC is planning to set up a food court for women, where Sakhi mandal members will cater roti and cooked vegetable at affordable price.

In Chennai

Amma’s canteen in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Government’s scheme to provide 100 gram Idli @ Re 1, sambar rice @ Rs 5 and curd rice @ Rs 3 through Amma canteens has been super hit among people, and such canteens attract long queues of people daily. The government gives a subsidy of 90 paise per idli, Rs 5 for sambar rice and Rs 3.50 for curd rice. There are more than 70 centers across Chennai running Amma canteens scheme.

The idea discussed in Surat was different however. There shall be no subsidy, but the SMC will work as facilitator.