Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Delhi Launches 25 Atal Canteens Offering ₹5 Meals
Delhi has opened 25 more Atal Canteens.
These canteens sell meals for only ₹5.
People can get food twice a day.
The meals include dal, rice, roti and vegetables.
Each canteen may serve about 1,000 meals every day.
The government says 100 outlets could feed nearly one lakh people daily.
The programme is meant to help workers, poor families, students and others who need affordable food.
Former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the new canteens with Delhi officials.
About 95 lakh meals have reportedly been served since the scheme began.
Twenty-five new Atal Canteens were inaugurated across Delhi, bringing the scheme’s total planned network to 100 outlets.
Each canteen is expected to serve nearly 1,000 subsidised meals daily, twice a day, for ₹5 per meal.
Meals include staples such as dal, rice, roti and vegetables, with the scheme targeting nearly one lakh people daily.
The new canteens are located near colonies, markets, hospitals, metro stations and resettlement clusters across Delhi.
The scheme reportedly served about 95 lakh meals after launching on December 25, 2025.
- Who
- The Delhi government, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu and other officials launched the canteens.
- What
- Twenty-five new Atal Canteens were inaugurated, offering subsidised meals for ₹5.
- When
- The new canteens were inaugurated after the scheme launched on December 25, 2025; the article does not provide the inauguration date.
- Where
- Across Delhi, including areas near Vishwavidyalaya Metro Station, hospitals, markets, colonies and resettlement clusters.
- Why
- The scheme aims to provide nutritious, hygienic and affordable meals to poor families, workers, students, slum dwellers and people seeking employment.
- New canteens launched
- 25
- Planned total outlets
- 100
- Meal price
- ₹5
- Expected daily capacity per canteen
- Nearly 1,000 meals
- Estimated daily beneficiaries
- Nearly one lakh people
- Reported meals served
- Around 95 lakh since launch
- Scheme launch date
- December 25, 2025