The Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress led government launched the much-awaited Shiv Bhojan Thali for ₹10 on Sunday, January 26. The project has been started at two locations in Mumbai on pilot basis- Nair Hospital in Mumbai Central and Bandra Collector Office. The thali was inaugurated by Tourism and Environment Minister Aditya Thackeray at Bandra's Collector Office and by State Cabinet Minister for Textile, Fisheries and Port Development Aslam Shaikh at Mumbai Central's Nair Hospital. The pilot project is expected to incur an expenditure of ₹6.4 crores.
In the Shiv Bhojan Thali one gets two chapati's, a vegetable, a bowl of dal and rice. Each canteen will serve at least 500 plates every day from 12 pm to 2 pm. Talking about the scheme Aditya Thackeray had said that the goal of the scheme is to provide affordable and quality food to all, irrespective of caste, creed, religion and financial status.
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The quality of the food is good but Mumbaikars are requesting the authorities to extend the two-hour time. According to the officials, even though the customer will have to pay just ₹10 per thali, the actual cost of the food will be ₹50 each in urban centres and ₹35 in rural areas. The balance amount will be given as grant to the district collectorate.
Notably, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Cabinet Minsiter Chhagan Bhujbal have launched the scheme in Pune and Nashik respectively.
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