The urban local bodies (ULB) will be receiving 50% grant from the state finance commission to operate the Indira Rasoi scheme, which provides food to poor at subsidised rates.The grant will be utilised only for the rasoi scheme. The finance department has released the first installment of approximately Rs 6 crore. An official at the directorate of local bodies said, Earlier, the grant money was sometimes utilised for other projects. In this situation, it would be difficult to fund many works.

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As part of the scheme, 100 grams of pulses, 100 grams of vegetables, 250 grams of chapati and pickles per plate will be provided to people in 358 Indira Rasois (kitchens) which have been set up in 213 across the state. The scheme targets to serve food to 1.34 lakh people per day in the state.